Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide
V1R15 2014-10-19       U_Windows_2008_R2_DC_V1R15_STIG_SCAP_1-0_Benchmark-xccdf.xml
The Windows Server 2008 R2 Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) is published as a tool to improve the security of Department of Defense (DoD) information systems. The requirements were developed from DoD consensus, as well as the Windows Server 2008 R2 Security Guide and security templates published by Microsoft Corporation. Comments or proposed revisions to this document should be sent via e-mail to the following address: [email protected]
Vuln Rule Version CCI Severity Title Description
SV-32242r3_rule 2.005 CCI-002605 HIGH Systems must be at supported service pack (SP) or release levels. Systems at unsupported service packs or releases will not receive security updates for new vulnerabilities and leaves them subject to exploitation. Systems must be maintained at a service pack level supported by the vendor with new security updates.HKSystem AdministratorVIVM-1
SV-32280r1_rule 3.007 CCI-000366 LOW The shutdown option will not be available from the logon dialog box. Displaying the shutdown button may allow individuals to shut down a system anonymously. Only authenticated users should be allowed to shut down the system. Preventing display of this button in the logon dialog box ensures that individuals who shut down the system are authorized and tracked in the systems Security event log.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32248r1_rule 2.008 CCI-000213 HIGH Local volumes will be formatted using NTFS. This is a category 1 finding because the ability to set access permissions and audit critical directories and files is only available by using the NTFS file system. The capability to assign access permissions to file objects is a DoD policy requirement. trueSystem AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECCD-1, ECCD-2
SV-32281r3_rule 3.011 CCI-000048 MEDIUM The required legal notice will be configured to display before console logon. Failure to display the logon banner prior to a logon attempt will negate legal proceedings resulting from unauthorized access to system resources.System AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECWM-1
SV-32282r2_rule 3.013 CCI-000366 LOW Caching of logon credentials will be limited. The default Windows configuration caches the last logon credentials for users who log on interactively to a system. This feature is provided for system availability reasons such as the user’s machine is disconnected from the network or domain controllers are not available. Even though the credential cache is well-protected, storing encrypted copies of users passwords on systems do not always have the same physical protection required for domain controllers. If a system is attacked, the unauthorized individual may isolate the password to a domain user account using a password-cracking program, and gain access to the domain.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32283r1_rule 3.018 CCI-001090 HIGH Anonymous enumeration of shares will be restricted. This is a Category 1 finding because it allows anonymous logon users (null session connections) to list all account names and enumerate all shared resources, thus providing a map of potential points to attack the system. By default, Windows allows anonymous users to list account names and enumerate share names.trueIn a mixed Windows environment, this setting may cause systems with down-level operating systems to fail to authenticate, may prevent their users from changing their passwords, and may cause problems with managing printers and spools. In domains supporting Exchange 2003 servers and versions of Outlook earlier than Outlook 2003, the setting “Network access: Do not allow anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts and shares” should be set to “Disabled” on the Domain Controller Group Policy to allow Outlook to anonymously query the global catalog service.System AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECSC-1, PRNK-1
SV-32284r1_rule 4.002 CCI-000044 MEDIUM The number of allowed bad-logon attempts will meet minimum requirements. The account lockout feature, when enabled, prevents brute-force password attacks on the system. The higher this value is, the less effective the account lockout feature will be in protecting the local system. The number of bad logon attempts should be reasonably small to minimize the possibility of a successful password attack, while allowing for honest errors made during a normal user logon.HKSystem AdministratorECLO-1, ECLO-2
SV-32285r1_rule 4.003 CCI-000044 MEDIUM The time before the bad-logon counter is reset will meet minimum requirements. This parameter specifies the amount of time that must pass between two successive login attempts to ensure that a lockout will occur. The smaller this value is, the less effective the account lockout feature will be in protecting the local system.HKSystem AdministratorECLO-1, ECLO-2
SV-32286r1_rule 4.004 CCI-002238 MEDIUM The lockout duration will meet minimum requirements. This parameter specifies the amount of time that must pass before a locked-out account is automatically unlocked by the system.HKSystem AdministratorECLO-1, ECLO-2
SV-32287r1_rule WINUR-000003 CCI-002235 HIGH Unauthorized accounts will not be granted the "Act as part of the operating system" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. This is a Category 1 finding as accounts with this right can bypass all security protective mechanisms that apply to all users, including administrators. Accounts with this right should have passwords with the maximum length and be kept in a locked container accessible only by the IAO and his designated backup. Some applications require this right to function. Any exception needs to be documented with the IAO.trueRemoving application accounts from this right may cause the applications to stop functioning.System AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECLP-1
SV-32288r1_rule 4.011 CCI-000199 MEDIUM The maximum password age will meet DoD requirements. The longer a password is in use, the greater the opportunity for someone to gain unauthorized knowledge of the passwords. Further, scheduled changing of passwords hinders the ability of unauthorized system users to crack passwords and gain access to a system.HKSystem AdministratorIAIA-1, IAIA-2
SV-32289r1_rule 4.012 CCI-000198 MEDIUM The minimum password age will meet requirements. Permitting passwords to be changed in immediate succession within the same day allows users to cycle passwords through their history database. This enables users to effectively negate the purpose of mandating periodic password changes.HKSystem AdministratorIAIA-1, IAIA-2
SV-32290r1_rule 4.014 CCI-000200 MEDIUM The password uniqueness will meet minimum requirements. A system is more vulnerable to unauthorized access when system users recycle the same password several times without being required to change a password to a unique password on a regularly scheduled basis. This enables users to effectively negate the purpose of mandating periodic password changes.HKSystem AdministratorIAIA-1, IAIA-2
SV-32291r1_rule 4.020 CCI-000804 MEDIUM The built-in guest account will be disabled. A system faces an increased vulnerability threat if the built-in guest account is not disabled. This account is a known account that exists on all Windows systems and cannot be deleted. This account is initialized during the installation of the operating system with no password assigned. This account is a member of the Everyone user group and has all the rights and permissions associated with that group, which could subsequently provide access to system resources to anonymous users.System AdministratorIAAC-1
SV-32292r1_rule 4.021 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The built-in guest account will be renamed. A system faces an increased vulnerability threat if the built-in guest account is not renamed or disabled. The built-in guest account is a known user account on all Windows systems, and as initially installed, does not require a password. This can allow access to system resources by unauthorized users. This account is a member of the group Everyone and has all the rights and permissions associated with that group and could provide access to system resources to unauthorized users.System AdministratorIAAC-1
SV-32293r1_rule 4.022 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The built-in administrator account will be renamed. The built-in administrator account is a well-known account. Renaming the account to an unidentified name improves the protection of this account and the system.System AdministratorIAAC-1
SV-32295r1_rule 4.006 CCI-001133 LOW Users will be forcibly disconnected when their logon hours expire. Users should not be permitted to remain logged on to the network after they have exceeded their permitted logon hours. In many cases, this indicates that a user forgot to log off before leaving for the day. However, it may also indicate that a user is attempting unauthorized access at a time when the system may be less closely monitored. This protects critical and sensitive network data from exposure to unauthorized personnel with physical access to the computer.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32296r1_rule 3.034 CCI-000197 MEDIUM Unencrypted passwords will not be sent to third-party SMB Server. Some non-Microsoft SMB servers only support unencrypted (plain text) password authentication. Sending plain text passwords across the network, when authenticating to an SMB server, reduces the overall security of the environment. Check with the vendor of the SMB server to see if there is a way to support encrypted password authentication.HKSystem AdministratorECCT-1, ECCT-2
SV-32297r2_rule 3.040 CCI-002038 MEDIUM Automatic logons must be disabled. Allowing a system to automatically log on when the machine is booted could give access to any unauthorized individual who restarts the computer. Automatic logon with administrator privileges would give full access to an unauthorized individual.If the DefaultName or DefaultDomainName in the same registry path contain an administrator account name and the DefaultPassword contains a value, this is a CAT I finding.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32298r1_rule 3.028 CCI-000192 LOW The built-in Microsoft password complexity filter will be enabled. The use of complex passwords increases their strength against guessing. This policy setting configures the system to verify that newly-created passwords conform to the Windows password complexity policy.System AdministratorIAIA-1, IAIA-2
SV-32299r1_rule 3.029 CCI-001812 LOW The print driver installation privilege will be restricted to administrators. Allowing users to install drivers can introduce malware or cause the instability of a system. This capability should be restricted to the Administrators and Print Operators groups.System AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECLP-1
SV-32300r1_rule 3.031 CCI-000366 HIGH The LanMan authentication level will be set to Send NTLMv2 response only\refuse LM & NTLM. The Kerberos v5 authentication protocol is the default for authentication of users who are logging on to domain accounts. The Windows NTLM protocol is retained in later Windows versions for compatibility with clients and servers that are running earlier versions. It is also used to authenticate logons to stand-alone computers that are running later versions. trueSetting this to the required setting may prevent authentication with older operating systems and break some applications.System AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerIAIA-1, IAIA-2
SV-32301r1_rule 3.032 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The Ctrl+Alt+Del security attention sequence for logons will be enabled. Disabling the Ctrl+Alt+Del security attention sequence can compromise system security. Because only Windows responds to the Ctrl+Alt+Del security sequence, you can be assured that any passwords you enter following that sequence are sent only to Windows. If you eliminate the sequence requirement, malicious programs can request and receive your Windows password. Disabling this sequence also suppresses a custom logon banner.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-47872r1_rule WINUR-000017-DC CCI-000213 MEDIUM The Deny access to this computer from the network user right on domain controllers must be configured to prevent unauthenticated access. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Deny Access from the Network" right defines the accounts that are prevented from logging on from the network. The Guests group must be assigned this right to prevent unauthenticated access.System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-32303r1_rule 3.047 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The Smart Card removal option will be configured to Force Logoff or Lock Workstation. Determines what should happen when the smart card for a logged-on user is removed from the smart card reader. The options are: - No Action - Lock Workstation - Force LogofftrueHKSystem AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECSC-1
SV-32304r1_rule 3.048 CCI-000366 LOW The Recovery Console SET command will be disabled. Enabling this option enables the Recovery Console SET command, which allows you to set Recovery Console environment variables. This permits floppy copy and access to all drives and folders.HKSystem AdministratorECCD-1, ECCD-2
SV-32305r1_rule 3.049 CCI-000366 HIGH The Recovery Console option will be set to prevent automatic logon to the system. This is a Category 1 finding because if this option is set, the Recovery Console does not require you to provide a password and will automatically log on to the system, giving Administrator access to system files. By default, the Recovery Console requires you to provide the password for the Administrator account before accessing the system.HKSystem AdministratorECCD-1, ECCD-2
SV-32513r1_rule 3.046 CCI-002418 MEDIUM The Windows SMB server will perform SMB packet signing when possible. If this policy is enabled, it causes the Windows Server Message Block (SMB) server to perform SMB packet signing.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32306r1_rule 3.043 CCI-002418 MEDIUM Outgoing secure channel traffic will be encrypted when possible. Requests sent on the secure channel are authenticated, and sensitive information (such as passwords) is encrypted, but not all information is encrypted. If this policy is enabled, outgoing secure channel traffic should be encrypted.If the value for “Domain Member: Digitally encrypt or sign secure channel data (always)” is set to “Enabled”, then this would not be a finding. HKSystem AdministratorECCT-1, ECCT-2
SV-32307r1_rule 3.042 CCI-002418 MEDIUM Outgoing secure channel traffic will be signed when possible. Requests sent on the secure channel are authenticated, and sensitive information (such as passwords) is encrypted, but the channel is not integrity checked. If this policy is enabled, all outgoing secure channel traffic should be signed.If the value for “Domain Member: Digitally encrypt or sign secure channel data (always)” is set to “Enabled”, then this would not be a finding.HKSystem AdministratorDCNR-1
SV-32308r1_rule 3.044 CCI-000366 LOW The computer account password will not be prevented from being reset. Computer account passwords are changed automatically on a regular basis. Enabling this policy to disable automatic password changes can make the system more vulnerable to malicious access. Frequent password changes can be a significant safeguard for your system. If this policy is disabled, a new password for the computer account will be generated every 30 days. HKSystem AdministratorIAIA-1, IAIA-2
SV-32309r1_rule 3.045 CCI-002418 MEDIUM The Windows SMB client will be enabled to perform SMB packet signing when possible. If this policy is enabled, it causes the Windows Server Message Block (SMB) client to perform SMB packet signing when communicating with an SMB server that is enabled or required to perform SMB packet signing. This policy is defined by default in Local Computer Policy, where it is enabled by default.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32310r1_rule 3.052 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Ejection of removable NTFS media is not restricted to Administrators. Removable hard drives can be formatted and ejected by others who are not members of the Administrators Group, if they are not properly configured. Formatting and ejecting removable NTFS media should only be done by administrators.HKSystem AdministratorECLP-1
SV-32311r1_rule 3.054 CCI-000366 LOW Users will be warned in advance that their passwords will expire. This setting configures the system to display a warning to users telling them how many days are left before their password expires. By giving the user advanced warning, the user has time to construct a sufficiently strong password.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32312r1_rule 3.055 CCI-000366 LOW The default permissions of Global system objects will be increased. Windows system maintains a global list of shared system resources such as DOS device names, mutexes, and semaphores. Each type of object is created with a default DACL that specifies who can access the objects with what permissions. If this policy is enabled, the default DACL is stronger, allowing non-admin users to read shared objects, but not modify shared objects that they did not create.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32313r1_rule 4.028 CCI-001133 LOW The amount of idle time required before suspending a session will be properly set. Administrators should use this setting to control when a computer disconnects an inactive SMB session. If client activity resumes, the session is automatically re-established. This protects critical and sensitive network data from exposure to unauthorized personnel with physical access to the computer.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32314r1_rule 3.057 CCI-000196 MEDIUM Reversible password encryption will be disabled. Storing passwords using reversible encryption is essentially the same as storing clear-text versions of the passwords. For this reason, this policy should never be enabled.System AdministratorIAIA-1, IAIA-2
SV-36168r1_rule AD.3058_2008_R2 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The Server Operators group must have the ability to schedule jobs by means of the AT command disabled. This policy controls the ability of members of the local Server Operators group to schedule AT jobs. If disabled, only administrators can schedule jobs that use AT commands. Unlike Scheduled Tasks which require you to specify the credential under which the task will run, AT jobs run under the authority of whatever account the AT service runs (SYSTEM by default). Non administrators who can schedule AT commands, thus have a means to elevate their privileges. Although this setting is disabled, Server Operators will still be able to schedule jobs using Task Scheduler.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32315r1_rule 3.059 CCI-001764 HIGH Autoplay will be disabled for all drives. Autoplay begins reading from a drive as soon as you insert media in the drive. As a result, the setup file of programs and the music on audio media starts immediately. By default, Autoplay is disabled on removable drives, such as the floppy disk drive (but not the CD-ROM drive), and on network drives. If you enable this policy, you can also disable Autoplay on all drives.HKHKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-36170r1_rule AD.4029_2008_R2 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Kerberos user logon restrictions must be enforced. This policy setting determines whether the Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) validates every request for a session ticket against the user rights policy of the target computer. The policy is enabled by default which is the most secure setting for validating access to target resources are not circumvented.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-36176r1_rule AD.4030_2008_R2 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The Kerberos service ticket maximum lifetime must meet minimum standards. This setting determines the maximum amount of time (in minutes) that a granted session ticket can be used to access a particular service. Session tickets are used only to authenticate new connections with servers. Ongoing operations are not interrupted if the session ticket used to authenticate the connection expires during the connection.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-36180r1_rule AD.4031_2008_R2 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The Kerberos user ticket lifetime must be limited to a maximum of 10 hours or less. In Kerberos, there are 2 types of tickets: Ticket Granting Tickets (TGTs) and Service Tickets. Kerberos tickets have a limited lifetime so the time an attacker has to implement an attack is limited. This policy controls how long TGTs can be renewed. With Kerberos, the user’s initial authentication to the domain controller results in a TGT which is then used to request Service Tickets to resources. Upon startup, each computer gets a TGT before requesting a service ticket to the domain controller and any other computers it needs to access. For services that startup under a specified user account, users must always get a TGT first, then get Service Tickets to all computers and services accessed. System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-36182r1_rule AD.4032_2008_R2 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The Kerberos policy user ticket renewal maximum lifetime must meet minimum standards. This setting determines the period of time (in days) during which a users TGT may be renewed. This security configuration limits the amount of time an attacker has to crack the TGT and gain access.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-36186r1_rule AD.4033_2008_R2 CCI-001941 MEDIUM The computer clock synchronization tolerance must meet minimum standards. This setting determines the maximum time difference (in minutes) that Kerberos will tolerate between the time on a client's clock and the time on a server's clock while still considering the two clocks synchronous. In order to prevent replay attacks, Kerberos uses timestamps as part of its protocol definition. For timestamps to work properly, the clocks of the client and the server need to be in sync as much as possible.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-46295r1_rule 3.063-DC CCI-001090 HIGH Named pipes that can be accessed anonymously must be configured with limited values on domain controllers. This is a Category 1 finding due to the potential for gaining unauthorized system access. Pipes are internal system communications processes. They are identified internally by ID numbers that vary between systems. To make access to these processes easier, these pipes are given names that do not vary between systems. This setting controls which of these pipes may be accessed anonymously.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32484r1_rule 3.064 CCI-001090 HIGH Unauthorized remotely accessible registry paths will not be configured. This is a Category 1 finding because it could give unauthorized individuals access to the Registry. It controls which registry paths are accessible from a remote computer.System AdministratorECCD-1, ECCD-2
SV-32317r1_rule 3.065 CCI-001090 HIGH Network shares that can be accessed anonymously will not be allowed. This is a Category 1 finding because the potential for gaining unauthorized system access. Any shares listed can be accessed by any network user. This could lead to the exposure or corruption of sensitive data. Enabling this setting is very dangerous.HKSystem AdministratorECCD-1, ECCD-2
SV-32318r1_rule 3.068 CCI-001090 HIGH Solicited Remote Assistance will not be allowed. This setting controls whether or not solicited remote assistance is allowed from this computer. Solicited assistance is help that is specifically requested by the user. This is a Category 1 finding because it may allow unauthorized parties access to the resources on the computer.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32319r1_rule 4.036 CCI-000366 HIGH The use of local accounts with blank passwords will be restricted to console logons only. This is a Category 1 finding because no accounts with blank passwords should exist on a system. The password policy should prevent this from occurring. However, if a local account with a blank password does exist, enabling this setting will limit the account to local console logon only.HKSystem AdministratorIAIA-1
SV-32320r1_rule 3.069 CCI-000366 MEDIUM A system must be logged on to before removing from a docking station. This setting controls the ability to undock the system without having to log on. Since the removal of a computer should be controlled, users should have to log on before undocking the computer to ensure that they have the appropriate rights to undock the system. In addition to software security settings, physical security should be in place to prevent unauthorized removal of computers.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32321r1_rule 4.043 CCI-000366 LOW The maximum age for machine account passwords will be set to requirements. This setting controls the maximum password age that a machine account may have. This setting should be set to no more than 30 days, ensuring the machine changes its password monthly.HKSystem AdministratorIAIA-1, IAIA-2
SV-32322r1_rule 4.044 CCI-002418 MEDIUM The system will be configured to require a strong session key. This setting controls the required strength of a session key. Setting this value in a domain containing Windows NT or older operating systems will prevent those systems from authenticating. This setting can also prevent a system from being joined to a domain.HKSystem AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECSC-1
SV-32336r1_rule 3.070 CCI-002038 MEDIUM The system will be configured to prevent the storage of passwords and credentials This setting controls the storage of passwords and credentials for network authentication on the local system. Such credentials should never be stored on the local machine as that may lead to account compromise. HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32337r1_rule 3.071 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The system will be configured to prevent anonymous users from having the same rights as the Everyone group. This setting helps define the permissions that anonymous users have. If this setting is enabled then anonymous users have the same rights and permissions as the built-in Everyone group. Anonymous users should not have these permissions or rights.HKSystem AdministratorECCD-1, ECCD-2, ECLP-1, ECSC-1
SV-32338r1_rule 3.072 CCI-001090 MEDIUM The system will be configured to use the Classic security model. Windows includes two network-sharing security models—Classic and Guest only. With the classic model, local accounts must be password protected; otherwise, anyone can use guest user accounts to access shared system resources.HKSystem AdministratorECLO-1
SV-32339r1_rule 3.073 CCI-000196 HIGH The system will be configured to prevent the storage of the LAN Manager hash of passwords. This setting controls whether or not a LAN Manager hash of the password is stored in the SAM the next time the password is changed. The LAN Manager hash is a weak encryption algorithm and there are several tools available that use this hash to retrieve account passwords.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1, IAIA-1, IAIA-2
SV-32468r1_rule 3.074 CCI-001133 MEDIUM The system will be configured to force users to log off when their allowed logon hours expire. This setting controls whether or not users are forced to log off when their allowed logon hours expire. If logon hours are set for users, then this should be enforced.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32340r1_rule 3.075 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The system will be configured to the required LDAP client signing level. This setting controls the signing requirements for LDAP clients. This setting should be set to Negotiate signing or Require signing depending on the environment and type of LDAP server in use.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32341r1_rule 3.076 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The system will be configured to meet the minimum session security requirement for NTLM SSP based clients. Windows has implemented a variety of security support providers for use with RPC sessions. In a homogenous Windows environment, all of the options should be enabled and testing should be performed in a heterogeneous environment to determine the maximum-security level that provides reliable functionality.trueMicrosoft warns that setting these may prevent the client from communicating with legacy servers that do not support them. “Require NTLMv2 session security” will prevent authentication, if the “Network security: LAN Manager authentication level” is set to permit NTLM or LM authentication. System AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECCT-1, ECCT-2
SV-32342r1_rule 3.077 CCI-002450 MEDIUM The system will be configured to use FIPS-compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing, and signing. This setting ensures that the system uses algorithms that are FIPS-compliant for encryption, hashing, and signing. FIPS-compliant algorithms meet specific standards established by the U.S. Government and should be the algorithms used for all OS encryption functions.Clients with this setting enabled will not be able to communicate via digitally encrypted or signed protocols with servers that do not support these algorithms. Both the Browser and Web Server must be configured to use TLS, or the browser will not be able to connect to a secure site.HKSystem AdministratorECCT-1, ECCT-2
SV-32343r1_rule 3.078 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The system will be configured to allow case insensitivity for non-Windows subsystems. This setting controls the behavior of non-Windows subsystems when dealing with the case of arguments or commands. Case sensitivity could lead to the access of files or commands that should be restricted. To prevent this from happening, case insensitivity restrictions should be required.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32498r1_rule 5.038 CCI-000054 MEDIUM Remote Desktop Services will limit users to one remote session. This setting limits users to one remote session. It is possible, if this setting is disabled, for users to establish multiple sessions.trueSystem AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECLO-1, ECLO-2
SV-32490r1_rule 5.042 CCI-002038 MEDIUM Remote Desktop Services will always prompt a client for passwords upon connection. This setting controls the ability of users to supply passwords automatically as part of their Remote Desktop session. Disabling this setting would allow anyone to use the stored credentials in a connection item to connect to the host.HKSystem AdministratorIAIA-1, IAIA-2
SV-32491r2_rule 5.043 CCI-000068 MEDIUM Remote Desktop Services will be configured with the client connection encryption set to the required level. Remote connections must be encrypted to prevent interception of data or sensitive information. Selecting “High Level” will ensure encryption of Remote Desktop Services sessions in both directions.HKSystem AdministratorECCT-1, ECCT-2
SV-32492r1_rule 5.044 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Remote Desktop Services will be configured to use session-specific temporary folders. This setting controls the use of per session temporary folders or of a communal temporary folder. If this setting is enabled, only one temporary folder is used for all remote desktop sessions. If a communal temporary folder is used, it might be possible for users to access other users’ temporary folders. HKSystem AdministratorECRC-1
SV-32493r1_rule 5.045 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Remote Desktop Services will delete temporary folders when a session is terminated. This setting controls the deletion of the temporary folders when the session is terminated. Temporary folders should always be deleted after a session is over to prevent hard disk clutter and potential leakage of information.HKSystem AdministratorECRC-1
SV-32494r1_rule 5.046 CCI-001133 MEDIUM Remote Desktop Services will be configured to set a time limit for disconnected sessions. This setting controls how long a session will remain open if it is unexpectedly terminated. Such sessions should be terminated as soon as possible. HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32495r1_rule 5.047 CCI-001133 MEDIUM Remote Desktop Services will be configured to disconnect an idle session after the specified time period. This setting controls how long a session may be idle before it is automatically disconnected from the server. Users should disconnect if they plan on being away from their terminals for extended periods of time. Idle sessions should be disconnected after 15 minutes. HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32344r2_rule 3.080 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The system will be configured to enable the background refresh of Group Policy. If this setting is enabled, then Group Policy settings are not refreshed while a user is currently logged on. This could lead to instances when a user does not have the latest changes to a policy applied and is therefore operating in an insecure context.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32345r1_rule 3.082 CCI-001090 MEDIUM The system will be configured to prevent unsolicited remote assistance offers. This setting controls whether unsolicited offers of help to this computer are allowed. The list of users allowed to offer remote assistance to this system is accessed by pressing the Helpers button.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32347r1_rule 3.083 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The system will be configured to prevent automatic forwarding of error information. This setting controls the reporting of errors to Microsoft and, if defined, a corporate error reporting site. This does not interfere with the reporting of errors to the local user. Since the contents of memory are included in this Error Report, sensitive information may be transmitted to Microsoft. This feature should be disabled to prevent the release of such information.trueHKSystem AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECSC-1
SV-32348r1_rule 3.088 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The system will be configured to use Safe DLL Search Mode. The default search behavior, when an application calls a function in a Dynamic Link Library (DLL), is to search the current directory followed by the directories contained in the systems path environment variable. An unauthorized DLL inserted into an applications working directory could allow malicious code to be run on the system. Creating the following registry key and setting the appropriate value forces the system to search the %Systemroot% for the DLL before searching the current directory or the rest of the path.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-40099r2_rule 5.060 CCI-001812 MEDIUM Media Player must be configured to prevent automatic checking for updates. Uncontrolled system updates can introduce issues to a system. The automatic check for updates performed by Windows Media Player must be disabled to ensure a constant platform and to prevent the introduction of unknown\untested software on the system.HKSystem AdministratorDCSL-1
SV-32352r1_rule 3.089 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The system will be configured to meet the minimum session security requirement for NTLM SSP based servers. Windows has implemented a variety of security support providers for use with RPC sessions. In a homogenous Windows environment, all of the options should be enabled and testing should be performed in a heterogeneous environment to determine the maximum-security level that provides reliable functionality.trueMicrosoft warns that setting these may prevent the server from communicating with legacy clients that do not support them. “Require NTLMv2 session security” will prevent authentication, if the “Network security: LAN Manager authentication level” is set to permit NTLM or LM authentication. System AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECCT-1, ECCT-2
SV-32353r1_rule 3.092 CCI-001855 LOW The system will generate an audit event when the audit log reaches a percent full threshold. When the audit log reaches a given percent full, an audit event is written to the security log. The event ID is 523 and is recorded as a success audit under the category of System. This option may be especially useful if the audit logs are set to be cleared manually. A recommended setting would be 90 percent.trueSystem AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECRR-1
SV-32354r1_rule 3.094 CCI-000366 LOW The system will be configured to prevent IP source routing. Protects against IP source routing spoofing.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32355r1_rule 3.095 CCI-000366 LOW The system will be configured to prevent ICMP redirects from overriding OSPF generated routes. When disabled, forces ICMP to be routed via shortest path first.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32356r1_rule 3.104 CCI-002385 LOW The system will be configured to disable the Internet Router Discover Protocol (IRDP). Enables or disables the Internet Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP) used to detect and configure Default Gateway addresses on the computer.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32357r1_rule 3.097 CCI-002385 LOW The system will be configured to limit how often keep-alive packets are sent. Controls how often TCP sends a keep-alive packet in attempting to verify that an idle connection is still intact.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32358r1_rule 3.101 CCI-002385 LOW The system will be configured to ignore NetBIOS name release requests except from WINS servers. Prevents a denial-of-service (DoS) attack against a WINS server. The DoS consists of sending a NetBIOS Name Release Request to the server for each entry in the server's cache, causing a response delay in the normal operation of the server's WINS resolution capability.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-36295r2_rule AD.3106_2008_R2 CCI-002418 MEDIUM Domain Controllers must require LDAP signing. Unsigned network traffic is susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks where an intruder captures packets between the server and the client and modifies them before forwarding them to the client. In the case of an LDAP server, this means that an attacker can cause a client to make decisions based on false records from the LDAP directory. You can lower the risk of an attacker pulling this off in a corporate network by implementing strong physical security measures to protect the network infrastructure. Furthermore, implementing Internet Protocol security (IPSec) authentication header mode (AH), which performs mutual authentication and packet integrity for Internet Protocol (IP) traffic, can make all types of man-in-the-middle attacks extremely difficult.trueHKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-36192r1_rule AD.3107_2008_R2 CCI-000366 LOW The domain controller must be configured to allow reset of machine account passwords. Enabling this setting on all domain controllers in a domain prevents domain members from changing their computer account passwords. If these passwords are weak or compromised, the inability to change them may leave these computers vulnerable. HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32359r1_rule 5.098 CCI-002385 LOW The system will limit how many times unacknowledged TCP data is retransmitted. In a SYN flood attack, the attacker sends a continuous stream of SYN packets to a server, and the server leaves the half-open connections open until it is overwhelmed and no longer able to respond to legitimate requests. HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32360r1_rule 5.102 CCI-000366 LOW The system will be configured to have password protection take effect within a limited time frame when the screen saver becomes active. Allowing more than several seconds for password protection to take effect when a screen saver becomes active makes the computer vulnerable to a potential attack from someone walking up to the console to attempt to access the system.HKSystem AdministratorPESL-1
SV-32485r1_rule 3.108 CCI-001090 HIGH Unauthorized remotely accessible registry paths and sub-paths will not be configured. The registry is a database for computer configuration information, much of which is sensitive. An attacker could use this to facilitate unauthorized activities. To reduce the risk of this happening, it is also lowered by the fact that the default ACLs assigned throughout the registry are fairly restrictive and they help to protect it from access by unauthorized users. System AdministratorECCD-1, ECCD-2
SV-32361r1_rule 3.109 CCI-000186 MEDIUM Users will be required to enter a password to access private keys. Configuring this setting so that users must provide a password (distinct from their domain password) every time they use a key makes it more difficult for an attacker to access locally stored user keys, even if the attacker takes control of the user's computers and determines their logon password. HKSystem AdministratorIAIA-1, IAIA-2
SV-32362r1_rule 3.110 CCI-000381 LOW Optional Subsystems will not be permitted to operate on the system. The POSIX subsystem is an Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) standard that defines a set of operating system services. The POSIX Subsystem is required if the server supports applications that use that subsystem. The subsystem introduces a security risk relating to processes that can potentially persist across logins. That is, if a user starts a process and then logs out, there is a potential that the next user who logs in to the system could access the previous users process. This is dangerous because the process started by the first user may retain that users system privileges; anything the second user does with that process will be performed with the privileges of the first user. trueHKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32363r1_rule 3.111 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Software certificate restriction policies will be enforced. Software restriction policies help to protect users and computers from executing unauthorized code such as viruses and Trojans horses. HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32499r1_rule 5.103 CCI-001453 MEDIUM The Remote Desktop Session Host will require secure RPC communications. Allowing unsecure RPC communication exposes the server to man in the middle attacks and data disclosure attacks. A man in the middle attack occurs when an intruder captures packets between a client and server and modifies them before allowing the packets to be exchanged. Usually the attacker will modify the information in the packets in an attempt to cause either the client or server to reveal sensitive information. HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32364r1_rule 3.112 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Group Policy objects will be reprocessed even if they have not changed. Enabling this setting and then selecting the "Process even if the Group Policy objects have not changed" option ensures that the policies will be reprocessed even if none have been changed. This way, any unauthorized changes are forced to match the domain-based group policy settings again. HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32365r1_rule 3.113 CCI-002418 MEDIUM Outgoing secure channel traffic will be encrypted or signed. Requests sent on the secure channel are authenticated, and sensitive information (such as passwords) is encrypted, but not all information is encrypted. If this policy is enabled, outgoing secure channel traffic will be encrypted and signed.HKSystem AdministratorECCT-1, ECCT-2
SV-32366r1_rule 3.114 CCI-002418 MEDIUM The Windows SMB client will be enabled to always perform SMB packet signing. If this policy is enabled, it causes the Windows Server Message Block (SMB) client to perform SMB packet signing when communicating with an SMB server that is enabled or required to perform SMB packet signing.If the environment is a mixed one, with down-level OSs, or maintains trusts with down-level OSs, then configuring this to the required setting could cause compatibility problems. HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32367r1_rule 3.115 CCI-002418 MEDIUM The Windows SMB server will be enabled to always perform SMB packet signing. If this policy is enabled, it causes the Windows Server Message Block (SMB) server to always perform SMB packet signing.If the environment is a mixed one, with down-level OSs, or maintains trusts with down-level OSs, then configuring this to the required setting could cause compatibility problems. HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32368r1_rule 3.116 CCI-001090 HIGH Anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares will be restricted. This is a Category 1 finding because of the potential for gaining unauthorized system access. Pipes are internal system communications processes. They are identified internally by ID numbers that vary between systems. To make access to these processes easier, these pipes are given names that do not vary between systems. When this setting is disabled, Network shares can be accessed by any network user. This could lead to the exposure or corruption of sensitive data.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32369r1_rule 4.013 CCI-000205 MEDIUM For systems utilizing a logon ID as the individual identifier, passwords will, at a minimum, be 14 characters. Information systems not protected with strong password schemes including passwords of minimum length provide the opportunity for anyone to crack the password, thus, gaining access to the system and causing the device, information, or the local network to be compromised or a denial of service. Strong passwords may invite users to write down the passwords. Ensure that all users store passwords in a secure location.HKSystem AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerIAIA-1, IAIA-2
SV-32371r1_rule 3.119 CCI-000366 LOW The system will be configured to prevent the display of the last user name on the logon screen. The user name of the last user to log onto a system will not be displayed. This eliminates half of the Userid/Password equation that an unauthorized person would need to log on.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32372r2_rule 3.123 CCI-001095 MEDIUM Auditing Access of Global System Objects must be turned off. This setting prevents the system from setting up a default system access control list for certain system objects, which could create a very large number of security events, filling the security log in Windows and making it difficult to identify actual issues.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32373r1_rule 3.124 CCI-001095 MEDIUM Audit of Backup and Restore Privileges will be turned off. This policy setting stops the system from generating audit events for every file backed up or restored which could fill the Security log in Windows. HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32374r1_rule 3.125 CCI-000169 MEDIUM Audit policy using subcategories will be enabled. This policy setting allows administrators to enable the more precise auditing capabilities present in Windows Vista and 2008 forward.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32375r1_rule 3.127 CCI-000366 LOW IPSec Exemptions will be limited. This check verifies that Windows is configured to limit IPSec exemptions.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32376r1_rule 3.129 CCI-002038 MEDIUM User Account Control approval mode for the built-in Administrator will be enabled. This check verifies whether the built-in Administrator account runs in Admin Approval Mode.System AdministratorECCD-1, ECCD-2
SV-32377r1_rule 3.130 CCI-001084 MEDIUM User Account Control will, at a minimum, prompt administrators for consent. This check verifies whether logged on administrator is prompted for consent when attempting to complete a task that requires raised privileges.System AdministratorECCD-1, ECCD-2
SV-32382r1_rule 3.131 CCI-002038 MEDIUM User Account Control will automatically deny standard user requests for elevation. This check verifies whether the logged on user is automatically denied elevation when attempting to complete a task that requires raised privileges.System AdministratorECCD-1, ECCD-2
SV-32383r1_rule 3.132 CCI-001084 MEDIUM User Account Control will be configured to detect application installations and prompt for elevation. This check verifies whether Windows responds to application installation requests by prompting for credentials.System AdministratorECCD-1, ECCD-2
SV-32384r1_rule 3.134 CCI-001084 MEDIUM User Account Control will only elevate UIAccess applications that are installed in secure locations This check verifies whether Windows only allows applications installed in a secure location, such as the Program Files or the Windows\System32 folders, on the file system to run with elevated privileges.System AdministratorECCD-1, ECCD-2
SV-32387r1_rule 3.137 CCI-002038 MEDIUM User Account Control will run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode, enabling UAC. This check verifies that UAC has not been disabled.System AdministratorECCD-1, ECCD-2
SV-32391r1_rule 3.135 CCI-001084 MEDIUM User Account Control will switch to the secure desktop when prompting for elevation. This check verifies that the elevation prompt is only used in secure desktop mode.System AdministratorECCD-1, ECCD-2
SV-32392r1_rule 3.136 CCI-001084 MEDIUM User Account Control will virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations. This check verifies that non UAC-compliant applications will run in virtualized file and registry entries allowing them to run.System AdministratorECCD-1, ECCD-2
SV-32394r1_rule 5.132 CCI-001084 MEDIUM The system will require username and password to elevate a running application. This check verifies that the system is configured to always require a user to type in a user name and password to elevate a running application.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32496r1_rule 5.116 CCI-002038 MEDIUM Passwords will not be saved in the Remote Desktop Client. This check verifies that the system is configured to prevent users from saving passwords in the Remote Desktop Client.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32497r2_rule 5.118 CCI-001090 MEDIUM Local drives will be prevented from sharing with Remote Desktop Session Hosts (Remote Desktop Services Role). This check verifies that the system is configured to prevent users from sharing the local drives on their client computers to Remote Desktop Session Hosts that they access.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32396r1_rule 5.123 CCI-001967 MEDIUM Unauthenticated RPC clients will be restricted from connecting to the RPC server. This check verifies that the system is configured to restrict unauthenticated RPC clients from connecting to the RPC server.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32395r1_rule 5.124 CCI-001967 MEDIUM Client computers will be required to authenticate for RPC communication. This check verifies that the system is configured to force client computers to provide authentication before an RPC communication is established.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32398r1_rule 5.126 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Web publishing and online ordering wizards will be prevented from downloading a list of providers. This check verifies that the system is configured to prevent Windows from downloading a list of providers for the Web publishing and online ordering wizards.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32401r1_rule 5.129 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Printing over HTTP will be prevented. This check verifies that the system is configured to prevent the client computer’s ability to print over HTTP, which allows the computer to print to printers on the intranet as well as the Internet.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32402r1_rule 5.130 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Downloading print driver packages over HTTP will be prevented. This check verifies that the system is configured to prevent the computer from downloading print driver packages over HTTP.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32403r1_rule 5.131 CCI-001812 MEDIUM Windows will be prevented from using Windows Update to search for drivers. This check verifies that the system is configured to prevent Windows from searching Windows Update for device drivers when no local drivers for a device are present.HKSystem AdministratorDCSL-1
SV-32488r1_rule 5.050 CCI-000366 MEDIUM IPv6 will be disabled until a deliberate transition strategy has been implemented. Any nodes’ interface with IPv6 enabled by default presents a potential risk of traffic being transmitted or received without proper risk mitigation strategy and is, therefore, a serious security concern.trueSystem AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECSC-1
SV-32407r1_rule 5.202 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Peer-to-Peer networking services will be turned off. This check verifies Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Networking Service is turned off.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32408r1_rule 5.203 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Network Bridges will be prohibited in Windows. This check verifies the Network Bridge cannot be installed and configured. System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32409r1_rule 5.213 CCI-000185 LOW Root Certificates will not be updated automatically from the Microsoft site. This check verifies that Root Certificates will not be updated automatically from the Microsoft site.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32410r1_rule 5.214 CCI-000381 LOW Event Viewer Events.asp links will be turned off. This check verifies that Events.asp hyperlinks in Event Viewer are turned off.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32412r1_rule 5.217 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The Internet File Association service will be turned off. This check verifies that unhandled file associations will not use the Microsoft Web service to find an application.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32414r1_rule 5.219 CCI-000381 LOW The Order Prints Online wizard will be turned off. This check verifies that the “Order Prints Online” task is not available in Windows Explorer.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32415r1_rule 5.223 CCI-000366 LOW The classic logon screen will be required for user logons. This check verifies that users will always use the classic logon screen. System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32416r1_rule 5.231 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Attachments will be prevented from being downloaded from RSS feeds. This check verifies that attachments are prevented from being downloaded from RSS feeds.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32417r1_rule 5.240 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Explorer shell protocol will run in protected mode. This check verifies that the shell protocol runs in protected mode. (This allows applications to only open limited folders.)HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32418r1_rule 5.241 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Users will be notified if a web-based program attempts to install software. This check verifies that users are notified if a web-based program attempts to install software. HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32419r1_rule 5.242 CCI-001812 MEDIUM Users will be prevented from changing installation options. This check verifies that users are prevented from changing installation options.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32420r1_rule 5.243 CCI-001812 LOW Non-administrators will be prevented from applying vendor signed updates. This check verifies that users are prevented from applying vendor signed updates.HKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32421r1_rule 5.248 CCI-000366 LOW Users will not be presented with Privacy and Installation options on first use of Windows Media Player. This check verifies that users are not presented with Privacy and Installation options on first use of Windows Media Player.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32422r1_rule 5.200 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The Mapper I/O network protocol driver will be disabled. This check verifies that the Mapper I/O network protocol driver is disabled.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32423r1_rule 5.201 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The Responder network protocol driver will be disabled. This check verifies that the Responder network protocol driver is disabled.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32424r1_rule 5.206 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The configuration of wireless devices using Windows Connect Now will be disabled. This check verifies that the configuration of wireless devices using Windows Connect Now is disabled.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32425r1_rule 5.207 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The Windows Connect Now wizards will be disabled. This check verifies that access to the Windows Connect Now wizards is disabled.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32470r1_rule 5.208 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Remote access to the Plug and Play interface will be disabled for device installation. This check verifies that remote access to the Plug and Play interface is disabled.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32471r1_rule 5.209 CCI-000366 LOW A system restore point will be created when a new device driver is installed. This check verifies that a system restore point will be created when a new device driver is installed.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32472r1_rule 5.210 CCI-000381 LOW An Error Report will not be sent when a generic device driver is installed. This check verifies that an Error Report will not be sent when a generic device driver is installed.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32426r1_rule 5.211 CCI-001812 LOW Users will not be prompted to search Windows Update for device drivers. This check verifies that users will not be prompted to search Windows Update for device drivers.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32474r1_rule 5.215 CCI-000381 LOW Errors in handwriting recognition on Tablet PCs will not be reported to Microsoft. This check verifies that errors in handwriting recognition on Tablet PCs are not reported to Microsoft.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32427r1_rule 5.224 CCI-002038 MEDIUM Users will be prompted for a password on resume from sleep (on battery). (Applicable to Server 2008 R2 if the system is configured to sleep.) This check verifies that the user is prompted for a password on resume from sleep (on battery).System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32428r1_rule 5.225 CCI-002038 MEDIUM The user will be prompted for a password on resume from sleep (Plugged In). (Applicable on Server 2008 R2 if the system is configured to sleep.) This check verifies that the user is prompted for a password on resume from sleep (Plugged In).System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32429r1_rule 5.226 CCI-000366 LOW Remote Assistance log files will be generated. This check verifies that Remote Assistance log files will be generated.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32475r1_rule 5.228 CCI-000366 LOW Game explorer information will not be downloaded from Windows Metadata Services. This check verifies that game information is not downloaded from Windows Metadata Services.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32430r1_rule 5.234 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Defender SpyNet membership will be disabled. This check verifies that SpyNet membership is disabled.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32431r1_rule 5.235 CCI-001312 LOW Error Reporting events will be logged in the system event log. This check verifies that Error Reporting events will be logged in the system event log.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32432r1_rule 5.236 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Error Reporting to Microsoft will be disabled. This check verifies that Error Reporting is disabled.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32433r1_rule 5.238 CCI-000381 LOW Additional data requests in response to Error Reporting will be declined. This check verifies that additional data requests in response to Error Reporting will be declined.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32434r1_rule 5.239 CCI-002385 LOW Windows Explorer heap termination on corruption will be disabled. This check verifies that heap termination on corruption is disabled. This may prevent Windows Explorer from terminating immediately from certain legacy plug-in applications.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32435r1_rule 5.244 CCI-000366 LOW Users will be notified if the logon server was inaccessible and cached credentials were used. This check verifies that the user is notified whether the logon server was accessible or cached credentials were used.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32436r1_rule 5.247 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Media Digital Rights Management will be prevented from accessing the Internet. This check verifies that Windows Media Digital Rights Management will be prevented from accessing the Internet.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32276r1_rule 2.021 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Software certificate installation files will be removed from a system. This check verifies that software certificate installation files have been removed from a system.trueHKSystem AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32438r1_rule 3.138 CCI-001084 MEDIUM UIAccess applications will not be allowed to prompt for elevation without using the secure desktop. This check verifies whether User Interface Accessibility programs can automatically disable the secure desktop for elevation prompts for a standard user.System AdministratorECCD-1, ECCD-2
SV-32501r1_rule 5.074 CCI-002314 MEDIUM The system will be configured to prevent users from mapping local COM ports and redirecting data from the Remote Desktop Session Host to local COM ports. (Remote Desktop Services Role) This check verifies that the system is configured to prevent users from mapping local COM ports and redirecting data from the Remote Desktop Session Host to local COM ports.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32502r1_rule 5.075 CCI-002314 MEDIUM The system will be configured to prevent users from mapping local LPT ports and redirecting data from the Remote Desktop Session Host to local LPT ports. (Remote Desktop Services Role) This check verifies that the system is configured to prevent users from mapping local LPT ports and redirecting data from the Remote Desktop Session Host to local LPT ports.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32506r1_rule 5.076 CCI-002314 MEDIUM The system will be configured to prevent users from redirecting Plug and Play devices to the Remote Desktop Session Host. (Remote Desktop Services Role) This check verifies that the system is configured to prevent users from redirecting Plug and Play devices to the Remote Desktop Session Host.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32507r1_rule 5.077 CCI-002314 MEDIUM The system will be configured to ensure smart card devices can be redirected to the Remote Desktop Session. (Remote Desktop Services Role) This check verifies that the system is configured to ensure smart card devices can be redirected to the Remote Desktop session.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32508r2_rule 5.078 CCI-002314 LOW The system will be configured to allow only the default client printer to be redirected in the Remote Desktop session. (Remote Desktop Services Role) This check verifies that the system is configured to allow only the default client printer to be redirected in the Remote Desktop session.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32510r1_rule 5.079 CCI-002314 LOW The system will be configured to remove the Disconnect option from the Shut Down Windows dialog box on the Remote Desktop Client. (Remote Desktop Services Role) This check verifies that the system is configured to remove the Disconnect option from the Shut Down Windows dialog box on the client.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32439r1_rule 3.140 CCI-001084 MEDIUM Windows will elevate all applications in User Account Control, not just signed ones. This check verifies that Windows elevates all applications, not just signed ones.System AdministratorECCD-1, ECCD-2
SV-32440r1_rule 5.254 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program will be disabled. This check verifies that the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program is disabled so information is not passed to the vendor.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32444r2_rule WINUR-000016 CCI-002235 HIGH Unauthorized accounts must not have the Debug programs user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Debug Programs" user right can attach a debugger to any process or to the kernel, providing complete access to sensitive and critical operating system components. This right is given to Administrators in the default configuration.trueSystem AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECLP-1
SV-32441r1_rule 3.150 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The service principal name (SPN) target name validation level will be turned off. If a service principle name (SPN) is provided by the client, it is validated against the server’s list of SPNs. This setting can cause disruptions in file and printer services.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32445r1_rule 3.151 CCI-000778 MEDIUM Services using Local System that use negotiate when reverting to NTLM authentication will use the computer identity vs. authenticating anonymously. This setting ensures that services using Local System that use negotiate when reverting to NTLM authentication will use the computer identity vs. authenticating anonymously.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32446r1_rule 3.152 CCI-000366 MEDIUM NTLM will be prevented from falling back to a Null session. This setting prevents NTLM from falling back to a Null (unauthenticated) session.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32447r1_rule 3.153 CCI-000366 MEDIUM PKU2U authentication using online identities will be prevented. This setting prevents online identities from being used by PKU2U, which is a peer-to-peer authentication protocol. Authentication will be centrally managed with Windows user accounts.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32706r1_rule 3.154 CCI-000803 MEDIUM Kerberos encryption types will be configured to prevent the use of DES encryption suites. This setting configures a minimum encryption type for Kerberos preventing the use of the DES encryption suites.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32449r1_rule 3.155 CCI-000366 LOW IPv6 source routing will be configured to highest protection. This check verifies Windows is configured to protect against IPv6 packet spoofing.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32450r1_rule 3.156 CCI-002385 LOW IPv6 TCP data retransmissions will be configured to prevent resources from becoming exhausted. This check verifies Windows is configured to control the maximum number of times that IPv6 TCP retransmits unacknowledged data segments before aborting the attempt to prevent resources from becoming exhausted. System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32451r1_rule 5.270 CCI-001084 LOW Domain users will be required to elevate when setting a network’s location. This policy requires domain users to elevate when setting a network’s location.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32452r1_rule 5.271 CCI-000366 LOW All Direct Access traffic will be routed through the internal network. This setting ensures all traffic is routed through the internal network, allowing monitoring and preventing split tunneling.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32453r1_rule 5.272 CCI-001812 LOW Windows Update will be prevented from searching for point and print drivers. This setting will prevent Windows from searching Windows Update for point and print drivers. Only the local driver store and server driver cache will be searched.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32454r1_rule 5.273 CCI-000381 LOW Device metadata retrieval from the Internet will be prevented. This setting will prevent Windows from retrieving device metadata from the Internet.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32455r1_rule 5.274 CCI-001812 LOW Device driver searches using Windows Update will be prevented. This setting will prevent the system from searching Windows Update for device drivers.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32456r1_rule 5.276 CCI-000381 LOW Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) interactive communication with Microsoft will be prevented. This setting prevents the MSDT from communicating with and sending collected data to Microsoft, the default support provider.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32457r1_rule 5.277 CCI-000381 LOW Access to Windows Online Troubleshooting Service (WOTS) will be prevented. This setting prevents users from searching troubleshooting content on Microsoft servers. Only local content will be available.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32458r1_rule 5.278 CCI-000381 LOW Responsiveness events will be prevented from being aggregated and sent to Microsoft. This setting prevents responsiveness events from being aggregated and sent to Microsoft.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32459r1_rule 5.279 CCI-000381 LOW The Application Compatibility Program Inventory will be prevented from collecting data and sending the information to Microsoft. This setting will prevent the Program Inventory from collecting data about a system and sending the information to Microsoft.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32460r1_rule 5.280 CCI-001764 MEDIUM Autoplay will be turned off for non-volume devices. This setting will disable autoplay for non-volume devices (such as Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) devices).System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32461r1_rule 5.281 CCI-001812 LOW Downloading of game update information will be turned off. This setting will prevent the system from downloading game update information from Windows Metadata Services.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32462r1_rule 5.282 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The system will be prevented from joining a homegroup. This setting will prevent a system from being joined to a homegroup. Homegroups are a method of sharing data and printers on a home network.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32707r2_rule 5.284 CCI-000381 LOW Windows Anytime Upgrade will be disabled. This setting will prevent Windows Anytime Upgrade from running.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32465r1_rule 5.285 CCI-002824 MEDIUM Explorer Data Execution Prevention will be enabled. This setting will prevent Data Execution Prevention from being turned off for Windows Explorer.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-32467r1_rule 5.286 CCI-001764 HIGH The default autorun behavior will be configured to prevent autorun commands. Allowing autorun commands to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. Configuring this setting prevents autorun commands from executing.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-33732r1_rule 3.019 CCI-000366 HIGH Anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts will not be allowed. This is a Category 1 finding as it allows anonymous logon users (null session connections) to list all account names, thus providing a list of potential points to attack the system.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-33733r2_rule 3.014 CCI-000048 LOW The Windows dialog box title for the legal banner will be configured. Failure to display the logon banner prior to a logon attempt will negate legal proceedings resulting from unauthorized access to system resources.System AdministratorECWM-1
SV-39581r1_rule WINUR-000002-AD CCI-000213 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Access this computer from the network" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Access this computer from the network" right may access resources on the system and should be limited to those requiring it. trueSystem AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECLP-1
SV-33379r1_rule WINUR-000004 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Adjust memory quotas for a process" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Adjust memory quotas for a process" right can adjust memory that is available to processes and could be used in a denial of service (DoS) attack. trueSystem AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECLP-1
SV-33380r1_rule WINUR-000005 CCI-000213 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Allow log on locally" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Allow log on locally" right can log on interactively to a system. This will be restricted to Administrators on servers. trueSystem AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33381r1_rule WINUR-000006 CCI-000213 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services" right can access a system through Remote Desktop. This will be limited to Administrators for server administration. If the server is providing Remote Desktop services to users, access will be managed through the Remote Desktop Users group or another restricted group and documented. trueSystem AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECLP-1
SV-33382r1_rule WINUR-000007 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Back up files and directories" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Back up files and directories" right can circumvent file and directory permissions and could allow access to sensitive data. trueSystem AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECLP-1
SV-33383r1_rule WINUR-000008 CCI-002235 LOW Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Bypass traverse checking" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Bypass traverse checking" right can pass through folders when browsing even if they do not have the Traverse Folder access permission. They could potentially view sensitive file and folder names. They would not have additional access to the files and folders unless it is granted through permissions. trueSystem AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECLP-1
SV-33384r1_rule WINUR-000009 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Change the system time" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Change the system time" right can change the system time which can impact authentication as well as affect time stamps on event log entries. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33385r1_rule WINUR-000010 CCI-000366 LOW Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Change the time zone" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Change the time zone" right can change the time zone of a system. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33386r1_rule WINUR-000011 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Create a pagefile" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create a pagefile" right can change the size of a pagefile which could affect system performance. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33392r1_rule WINUR-000012 CCI-002235 HIGH Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Create a token object" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Create a token object" right allows a process to create an access token. This could be used to provide elevated rights and compromise a system. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33394r1_rule WINUR-000013 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Create global objects" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create global objects" right can create objects that are available to all sessions which could affect processes in other users' sessions. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33396r1_rule WINUR-000014 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Create permanent shared objects" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create permanent shared objects" right could expose sensitive data by creating shared objects. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33400r1_rule WINUR-000015 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Create symbolic links" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create symbolic links" right can create pointers to other objects which could potentially expose the system to attack. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-47115r1_rule WINUR-000018-DC CCI-000213 MEDIUM The Deny log on as a batch job user right on domain controllers must be configured to prevent unauthenticated access. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Deny log on as a batch job" right defines accounts that are prevented from logging on to the system as a batch job, such as Task Scheduler. The Guests group must be assigned to prevent unauthenticated access.System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-47127r1_rule WINUR-000019-DC CCI-000213 MEDIUM The Deny log on as a service user right must be configured to include no accounts or groups (blank). Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Deny log on as a service" right defines accounts that are denied log on as a service. Incorrect configurations could prevent services from starting and result in a DoS.System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-47108r1_rule WINUR-000020-DC CCI-000213 MEDIUM The Deny log on locally user right on domain controllers must be configured to prevent unauthenticated access. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Deny log on locally" right defines accounts that are prevented from logging on interactively. The Guests group must be assigned this right to prevent unauthenticated access.System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-47145r1_rule WINUR-000021-DC CCI-000213 MEDIUM The Deny log on through Remote Desktop Services user right on domain controllers must be configured to prevent unauthenticated access. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Deny log on through Remote Desktop Services" right defines the accounts that are prevented from logging on using Remote Desktop Services. The Guests group must be assigned this right to prevent unauthenticated access.System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33414r1_rule WINUR-000022 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation" right allows the Trusted for Delegation setting to be changed. This could potentially allow unauthorized users to impersonate other users. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33421r1_rule WINUR-000023 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Force shutdown from a remote system" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Force shutdown from a remote system" right can remotely shut down a system which could result in a DoS. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33423r1_rule WINUR-000024 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Generate security audits" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Generate security audits" right specifies users and processes that can generate Security Log audit records which should only be the system service accounts defined. trueSystem AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33425r1_rule WINUR-000025 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Impersonate a client after authentication" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Impersonate a client after authentication" right allows a program to impersonate a user or other account to run on their behalf. An attacker could potentially use this to elevate privileges. trueSystem AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33426r1_rule WINUR-000026 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Increase a process working set" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Increase a process working set" right can change the size of a process's working set potentially causing performance issues or a DoS. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33427r1_rule WINUR-000027 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Increase scheduling priority" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Increase scheduling priority" right can change a scheduling priority causing performance issues or a DoS. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33429r1_rule WINUR-000028 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Load and unload device drivers" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Load and unload device drivers" right allows device drivers to dynamically be loaded on a system by a user. This could potentially be used to install malicious code by an attacker. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33431r1_rule WINUR-000029 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Lock pages in memory" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Lock pages in memory" right allows physical memory to be assigned to processes which could cause performance issues or a DoS. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33483r1_rule WINUR-000030 CCI-000213 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Log on as a batch job" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Log on as a batch job" right allows accounts to log on using the task scheduler service which should be restricted to Administrators. trueSystem AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECLP-1
SV-33485r1_rule WINUR-000033 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Modify an object label" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Modify an object label" right can change the integrity label of an object. This could potentially be used to execute code at a higher privilege. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33488r1_rule WINUR-000034 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Modify firmware environment values" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Modify firmware environment values" right can change hardware configuration environment variables. This could result in hardware failures or a DoS. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33489r1_rule WINUR-000035 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Perform volume maintenance tasks" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Perform volume maintenance tasks" right can manage volume and disk configurations. They could potentially delete volumes resulting in the data loss or a DoS. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33490r1_rule WINUR-000036 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Profile single process" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Profile single process" right can monitor non-system processes performance. An attacker could potentially use this to identify processes to attack. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33491r1_rule WINUR-000037 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Profile system performance" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Profile system performance" right can monitor system processes performance. An attacker could potentially use this to identify processes to attack. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33492r1_rule WINUR-000038 CCI-002235 LOW Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Remove computer from docking station" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Remove computer from docking station" right defines accounts that can undock a system. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33494r1_rule WINUR-000039 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Replace a process level token" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Replace a process level token" right allows one process or service to start another process or service with a different security access token. A user with this right could use this to impersonate another account. trueSystem AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33495r1_rule WINUR-000040 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Restore files and directories" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Restore files and directories" right can circumvent file and directory permissions and could allow access to sensitive data. It could also be used to over-write more current data. trueSystem AdministratorInformation Assurance OfficerECLP-1
SV-33497r1_rule WINUR-000041 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Shut down the system" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Shut down the system" right can interactively shut down a system which could result in a DoS. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33498r1_rule WINUR-000042 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Take ownership of files or other objects" user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Take ownership of files or other objects" right can take ownership of objects and make changes.System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-33616r1_rule WINAU-000101 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Account Logon -> Credential Validation" successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Credential validation records events related to validation tests on credentials for a user account logon. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33617r1_rule WINAU-000151 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Account Logon -> Credential Validation" failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Credential validation records events related to validation tests on credentials for a user account logon. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33620r1_rule WINAU-000202 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Account Management -> Computer Account Management" successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Computer Account Management records events such as the creating, changing, deleting, renaming, disabling, or enabling computer accounts. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33622r1_rule WINAU-000252 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Account Management -> Computer Account Management" failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Computer Account Management records events such as the creating, changing, deleting, renaming, disabling, or enabling computer accounts. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33623r1_rule WINAU-000204 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Account Management -> Other Account Management Events" successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Other Account Management records events such as the access of a password hash or the Password Policy Checking API being called. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33626r1_rule WINAU-000254 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Account Management -> Other Account Management Events" failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Other Account Management records events such as the access of a password hash or the Password Policy Checking API being called. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33628r1_rule WINAU-000205 CCI-000018 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Account Management -> Security Group Management" successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Security Group Management records events such as the creating, deleting or changing of security groups, including changes in group members. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33630r1_rule WINAU-000255 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Account Management -> Security Group Management" failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Security Group Management records events such as the creating, deleting or changing of security groups, including changes in group members. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33632r1_rule WINAU-000206 CCI-000018 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Account Management -> User Account Management" successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. User Account Management records events such as the creating, changing, deleting, renaming, disabling, or enabling user accounts. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33633r1_rule WINAU-000256 CCI-000018 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Account Management -> User Account Management" failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. User Account Management records events such as the creating, changing, deleting, renaming, disabling, or enabling user accounts. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33635r1_rule WINAU-000302 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Detailed Tracking -> Process Creation" successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Process creation records events related to the creation of a process and the source. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33638r1_rule WINAU-000505 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Logon/Logoff -> Logoff" successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Logoff records user logoffs. If this is an interactive logon, it is recorded on the local system. If it is to a network share, it is recorded on the system accessed. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33641r1_rule WINAU-000506 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Logon/Logoff -> Logon" successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Logon records user logons. If this is an interactive logon, it is recorded on the local system. If it is to a network share, it is recorded on the system accessed. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33643r1_rule WINAU-000556 CCI-000067 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Logon/Logoff -> Logon" failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Logon records user logons. If this is an interactive logon, it is recorded on the local system. If it is to a network share, it is recorded on the system accessed. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33644r1_rule WINAU-000509 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Logon/Logoff -> Special Logon" successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Special Logon records special logons which have administrative privileges and can be used to elevate processes. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33645r1_rule WINAU-000604 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Object Access -> File System" failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. File System auditing under Object Access is used to enable the recording of events related to the access and changing of files and directories. Auditing must also be enabled on the specific file system objects to be audited. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33647r1_rule WINAU-000610 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Object Access -> Registry" failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Registry auditing under Object Access is used to enable the recording of events related to the access and changing of the registry. Auditing must also be enabled on the specific registry objects to be audited. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33648r1_rule WINAU-000701 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Policy Change -> Audit Policy Change" successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Audit Policy Change records events related to changes in audit policy. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33650r1_rule WINAU-000751 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Policy Change -> Audit Policy Change" failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Audit Policy Change records events related to changes in audit policy. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33653r1_rule WINAU-000702 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Policy Change -> Authentication Policy Change" successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Authentication Policy Change records events related to changes in authentication policy including Kerberos policy and Trust changes. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33654r1_rule WINAU-000803 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Privilege Use -> Sensitive Privilege Use" successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Sensitive Privilege Use records events related to use of sensitive privilege such as Act as part of the operating system or Debug programs. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33656r1_rule WINAU-000853 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "Privilege Use -> Sensitive Privilege Use" failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Sensitive Privilege Use records events related to use of sensitive privilege such as Act as part of the operating system or Debug programs. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33658r1_rule WINAU-000901 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "System -> IPSec Driver" successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. IPSec Driver records events related to the IPSec Driver such as dropped packets. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33659r1_rule WINAU-000951 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "System -> IPSec Driver" failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. IPSec Driver records events related to the IPSec Driver such as dropped packets. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33660r1_rule WINAU-000903 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "System -> Security State Change" successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Security State Change records events related to changes in the security state such as startup and shutdown of the system. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33662r1_rule WINAU-000953 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "System -> Security State Change" failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Security State Change records events related to changes in the security state such as startup and shutdown of the system. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33663r1_rule WINAU-000904 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "System -> Security System Extension" successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Security System Extension records events related to extension code being loaded by the security subsystem. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33664r1_rule WINAU-000954 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "System -> Security System Extension" failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Security System Extension records events related to extension code being loaded by the security subsystem. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33666r1_rule WINAU-000905 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "System -> System Integrity" successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. System Integrity records events related to violations of integrity to the security subsystem. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33667r1_rule WINAU-000955 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system will be configured to audit "System -> System Integrity" failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. System Integrity records events related to violations of integrity to the security subsystem. System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-33685r1_rule WINNE-000001 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The 6to4 IPv6 transition technology will be disabled. IPv6 transition technologies which tunnel packets through other protocols do not provide visibility.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-33686r1_rule WINNE-000002 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The IP-HTTPS IPv6 transition technology will be disabled. IPv6 transition technologies which tunnel packets through other protocols do not provide visibility.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-33689r1_rule WINNE-000003 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The ISATAP IPv6 transition technology will be disabled. IPv6 transition technologies which tunnel packets through other protocols do not provide visibility.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-33691r1_rule WINNE-000004 CCI-000382 MEDIUM The Teredo IPv6 transition technology will be disabled. IPv6 transition technologies which tunnel packets through other protocols do not provide visibility.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-33693r1_rule WINAU-100100 CCI-001849 MEDIUM The Application event log will be configured to a minimum size requirement. Inadequate log size will cause the log to fill up quickly and require frequent clearing by administrative personnel.trueSystem AdministratorECRR-1
SV-33695r1_rule WINAU-100101 CCI-001849 MEDIUM The Security event log will be configured to a minimum size requirement. Inadequate log size will cause the log to fill up quickly and require frequent clearing by administrative personnel.trueSystem AdministratorECRR-1
SV-33698r1_rule WINAU-100102 CCI-001849 MEDIUM The Setup event log will be configured to a minimum size requirement. Inadequate log size will cause the log to fill up quickly and require frequent clearing by administrative personnel.trueSystem AdministratorECRR-1
SV-33700r1_rule WINAU-100103 CCI-001849 MEDIUM The System event log will be configured to a minimum size requirement. Inadequate log size will cause the log to fill up quickly and require frequent clearing by administrative personnel.trueSystem AdministratorECRR-1
SV-36284r1_rule 5.269 CCI-000381 LOW Windows will be prevented from sending an error report when a device driver requests additional software during installation. Sending error reports to vendors can disclose information about a system to an outside organization.System AdministratorECSC-1
SV-39583r1_rule WINUR-000043-AD CCI-002235 MEDIUM Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Add workstations to domain” user right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Add workstations to domain” right may add computers to a domain. This could result in unapproved or incorrectly configured systems being added to a domain. System AdministratorECLP-1
SV-44083r1_rule WINAU-000402 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must be configured to audit DS Access - Directory Service Access successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Audit directory service access records events related to users accessing an Active Directory object.System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-44087r1_rule WINAU-000452 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must be configured to audit DS Access - Directory Service Access failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Audit directory service access records events related to users accessing an Active Directory object.System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-44088r1_rule WINAU-000403 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must be configured to audit DS Access - Directory Service Changes successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Audit directory service changes records events related to changes made to objects in Active Directory Domain Services.System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-44089r1_rule WINAU-000453 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must be configured to audit DS Access - Directory Service Changes failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred as well as detecting attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Audit directory service changes records events related to changes made to objects in Active Directory Domain Services.System AdministratorECAR-2, ECAR-3
SV-46220r1_rule WINCC-000001 CCI-001812 HIGH The Windows Installer Always install with elevated privileges must be disabled. Standard user accounts must not be granted elevated privileges. Enabling Windows Installer to elevate privileges when installing applications can allow malicious persons and applications to gain full control of a system.ECLP-1
SV-49951r4_rule WINCC-000078 CCI-002824 MEDIUM The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) system-wide Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) must be enabled and configured to Application Opt In. Attackers are constantly looking for vulnerabilities in systems and applications. The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit can enable several mechanisms, such as Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), and Structured Exception Handler Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) on the system and applications adding additional levels of protection.ECVP-1
SV-50034r3_rule WINCC-000079 CCI-002824 MEDIUM The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) Default Protections for Internet Explorer must be enabled. Attackers are constantly looking for vulnerabilities in systems and applications. The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit can enable several mechanisms, such as Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), and Structured Exception Handler Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) on the system and applications adding additional levels of protection.ECVP-1
SV-50044r3_rule WINCC-000080 CCI-002824 MEDIUM The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) Default Protections for Recommended Software must be enabled. Attackers are constantly looking for vulnerabilities in systems and applications. The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit can enable several mechanisms, such as Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), and Structured Exception Handler Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) on the system and applications adding additional levels of protection.ECVP-1
SV-50051r3_rule WINCC-000081 CCI-002824 MEDIUM The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) Default Protections for Popular Software must be enabled. Attackers are constantly looking for vulnerabilities in systems and applications. The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit can enable several mechanisms, such as Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), and Structured Exception Handler Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) on the system and applications adding additional levels of protection.ECVP-1
SV-50058r4_rule WINCC-000082 CCI-002824 MEDIUM The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) system-wide Data Execution Prevention (DEP) must be enabled and configured to at least Application Opt Out. Attackers are constantly looking for vulnerabilities in systems and applications. The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit can enable several mechanisms, such as Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), and Structured Exception Handler Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) on the system and applications adding additional levels of protection.ECVP-1
SV-50065r4_rule WINCC-000083 CCI-002824 MEDIUM The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) system-wide Structured Exception Handler Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) must be configured to Application Opt Out. Attackers are constantly looking for vulnerabilities in systems and applications. The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit can enable several mechanisms, such as Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), and Structured Exception Handler Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) on the system and applications adding additional levels of protection.ECVP-1
SV-50952r3_rule WINGE-000100 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) V4.1 Update 1 or later must be installed on the system. Attackers are constantly looking for vulnerabilities in systems and applications. The Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit can enable several mechanisms, such as Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), and Structured Exception Handler Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) on the system and applications adding additional levels of protection.ECVP-1