Microsoft SMB Signing feature

Products

• CA Network Flow Analysis (NetQos / NFA)

Issue/Introduction

I just got a notification from my company that my NFA servers need to have a feature enabled for Server Message Block Signing to always be on. Would it be a problem to turn this setting on on all NFA machines?

I simply go into gpedit.msc on the server:
Computer Configuration -Windows Settings - Security Settings - Local Policies - Security Options

Change to ENABLE "Microsoft Network Client: Digitally Sign communications (always)." 

Then restart the computer.

Environment

NFA installed on Windows 

Resolution

There are no reported NFA issues caused by modifying this setting.