Microsoft Windows 11 STIG SCAP Benchmark
V001.001R1 2022-08-31       U_MS_Windows_11_V1R1_STIG_SCAP_1-2_Benchmark.xml
This Security Technical Implementation Guide is published as a tool to improve the security of Department of Defense (DoD) information systems. The requirements are derived from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 and related documents. 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-253254r828846_rule WN11-00-000005 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Domain-joined systems must use Windows 11 Enterprise Edition 64-bit version. Features such as Credential Guard use virtualization-based security to protect information that could be used in credential theft attacks if compromised. There are a number of system requirements that must be met in order for Credential Guard to be configured and enabled properly. Virtualization-based security and Credential Guard are only available with Windows 11 Enterprise 64-bit version.
SV-253259r828861_rule WN11-00-000030 CCI-002475 MEDIUM Windows 11 information systems must use BitLocker to encrypt all disks to protect the confidentiality and integrity of all information at rest. If data at rest is unencrypted, it is vulnerable to disclosure. Even if the operating system enforces permissions on data access, an adversary can remove non-volatile memory and read it directly, thereby circumventing operating system controls. Encrypting the data ensures that confidentiality is protected even when the operating system is not running.
SV-253260r828864_rule WN11-00-000031 CCI-002476 MEDIUM Windows 11 systems must use a BitLocker PIN for pre-boot authentication. If data at rest is unencrypted, it is vulnerable to disclosure. Even if the operating system enforces permissions on data access, an adversary can remove non-volatile memory and read it directly, thereby circumventing operating system controls. Encrypting the data ensures that confidentiality is protected even when the operating system is not running. Pre-boot authentication prevents unauthorized users from accessing encrypted drives.
SV-253261r828867_rule WN11-00-000032 CCI-000804 MEDIUM Windows 11 systems must use a BitLocker PIN with a minimum length of six digits for pre-boot authentication. If data at rest is unencrypted, it is vulnerable to disclosure. Even if the operating system enforces permissions on data access, an adversary can remove non-volatile memory and read it directly, thereby circumventing operating system controls. Encrypting the data ensures that confidentiality is protected even when the operating system is not running. Pre-boot authentication prevents unauthorized users from accessing encrypted drives. Increasing the pin length requires a greater number of guesses for an attacker.
SV-253263r828873_rule WN11-00-000040 CCI-000366 HIGH Windows 11 systems must be maintained at a supported servicing level. Windows 11 is maintained by Microsoft at servicing levels for specific periods of time to support Windows as a Service. Systems at unsupported servicing levels or releases will not receive security updates for new vulnerabilities which leaves them subject to exploitation. New versions with feature updates are planned to be released on a semi-annual basis with an estimated support timeframe of 18 to 30 months depending on the release. Support for previously released versions has been extended for Enterprise editions. A separate servicing branch intended for special purpose systems is the Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC, formerly Branch - LTSB) which will receive security updates for 10 years but excludes feature updates.
SV-253265r828879_rule WN11-00-000050 CCI-000213 HIGH Local volumes must be formatted using NTFS. The ability to set access permissions and auditing is critical to maintaining the security and proper access controls of a system. To support this, volumes must be formatted using the NTFS file system.
SV-253275r828909_rule WN11-00-000100 CCI-000381 HIGH Internet Information System (IIS) or its subcomponents must not be installed on a workstation. IIS is not installed by default. Installation of Internet Information System (IIS) may allow unauthorized internet services to be hosted. Websites must only be hosted on servers that have been designed for that purpose and can be adequately secured.
SV-253277r828915_rule WN11-00-000110 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Simple TCP/IP Services must not be installed on the system. "Simple TCP/IP Services" is not installed by default. Some protocols and services do not support required security features, such as encrypting passwords or traffic.
SV-253278r828918_rule WN11-00-000115 CCI-000382 MEDIUM The Telnet Client must not be installed on the system. The "Telnet Client" is not installed by default. Some protocols and services do not support required security features, such as encrypting passwords or traffic.
SV-253279r828921_rule WN11-00-000120 CCI-000382 MEDIUM The TFTP Client must not be installed on the system. The "TFTP Client" is not installed by default. Some protocols and services do not support required security features, such as encrypting passwords or traffic.
SV-253283r828933_rule WN11-00-000145 CCI-002824 HIGH Data Execution Prevention (DEP) must be configured to at least OptOut. Attackers are constantly looking for vulnerabilities in systems and applications. Data Execution Prevention (DEP) prevents harmful code from running in protected memory locations reserved for Windows and other programs.
SV-253284r828936_rule WN11-00-000150 CCI-002824 HIGH Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) must be enabled. Attackers are constantly looking for vulnerabilities in systems and applications. Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection (SEHOP) blocks exploits that use the Structured Exception Handling overwrite technique, a common buffer overflow attack.
SV-253285r828939_rule WN11-00-000155 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The Windows PowerShell 2.0 feature must be disabled on the system. Windows PowerShell 5.0 added advanced logging features which can provide additional detail when malware has been run on a system. Disabling the Windows PowerShell 2.0 mitigates against a downgrade attack that evades the Windows PowerShell 5.0 script block logging feature.
SV-253286r828942_rule WN11-00-000160 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The Server Message Block (SMB) v1 protocol must be disabled on the system. SMBv1 is a legacy protocol that uses the MD5 algorithm as part of SMB. MD5 is known to be vulnerable to a number of attacks such as collision and preimage attacks as well as not being FIPS compliant. Disabling SMBv1 support may prevent access to file or print sharing resources with systems or devices that only support SMBv1. File shares and print services hosted on Windows Server 2003 are an example, however Windows Server 2003 is no longer a supported operating system. Some older Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices may only support SMBv1.
SV-253287r828945_rule WN11-00-000165 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The Server Message Block (SMB) v1 protocol must be disabled on the SMB server. SMBv1 is a legacy protocol that uses the MD5 algorithm as part of SMB. MD5 is known to be vulnerable to a number of attacks such as collision and preimage attacks as well as not being FIPS compliant. Disabling SMBv1 support may prevent access to file or print sharing resources with systems or devices that only support SMBv1. File shares and print services hosted on Windows Server 2003 are an example, however Windows Server 2003 is no longer a supported operating system. Some older network attached devices may only support SMBv1.
SV-253288r828948_rule WN11-00-000170 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The Server Message Block (SMB) v1 protocol must be disabled on the SMB client. SMBv1 is a legacy protocol that uses the MD5 algorithm as part of SMB. MD5 is known to be vulnerable to a number of attacks such as collision and preimage attacks as well as not being FIPS compliant. Disabling SMBv1 support may prevent access to file or print sharing resources with systems or devices that only support SMBv1. File shares and print services hosted on Windows Server 2003 are an example, however Windows Server 2003 is no longer a supported operating system. Some older network attached devices may only support SMBv1.
SV-253289r828951_rule WN11-00-000175 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The Secondary Logon service must be disabled on Windows 11. The Secondary Logon service provides a means for entering alternate credentials, typically used to run commands with elevated privileges. Using privileged credentials in a standard user session can expose those credentials to theft.
SV-253297r828975_rule WN11-AC-000005 CCI-002238 MEDIUM Windows 11 account lockout duration must be configured to 15 minutes or greater. The account lockout feature, when enabled, prevents brute-force password attacks on the system. This parameter specifies the amount of time that an account will remain locked after the specified number of failed logon attempts.
SV-253298r828978_rule WN11-AC-000010 CCI-000044 MEDIUM The number of allowed bad logon attempts must be configured to three or less. 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 must be reasonably small to minimize the possibility of a successful password attack, while allowing for honest errors made during a normal user logon.
SV-253299r828981_rule WN11-AC-000015 CCI-000044 MEDIUM The period of time before the bad logon counter is reset must be configured to 15 minutes. The account lockout feature, when enabled, prevents brute-force password attacks on the system. This parameter specifies the period of time that must pass after failed logon attempts before the counter is reset to 0. The smaller this value is, the less effective the account lockout feature will be in protecting the local system.
SV-253300r828984_rule WN11-AC-000020 CCI-000200 MEDIUM The password history must be configured to 24 passwords remembered. 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. The default value is 24 for Windows domain systems. DoD has decided this is the appropriate value for all Windows systems.
SV-253301r828987_rule WN11-AC-000025 CCI-000199 MEDIUM The maximum password age must be configured to 60 days or less. The longer a password is in use, the greater the opportunity for someone to gain unauthorized knowledge of the passwords. Scheduled changing of passwords hinders the ability of unauthorized system users to crack passwords and gain access to a system.
SV-253302r828990_rule WN11-AC-000030 CCI-000198 MEDIUM The minimum password age must be configured to at least 1 day. 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.
SV-253303r857206_rule WN11-AC-000035 CCI-000205 MEDIUM Passwords must, 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 compromising the device, information, or the local network.
SV-253304r828996_rule WN11-AC-000040 CCI-000192 MEDIUM The built-in Microsoft password complexity filter must be enabled. The use of complex passwords increases their strength against guessing and brute-force attacks. This setting configures the system to verify that newly created passwords conform to the Windows password complexity policy.
SV-253305r828999_rule WN11-AC-000045 CCI-000196 HIGH Reversible password encryption must be disabled. Storing passwords using reversible encryption is essentially the same as storing clear-text versions of the passwords. For this reason, this policy must never be enabled.
SV-253306r829002_rule WN11-AU-000005 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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.
SV-253307r829005_rule WN11-AU-000010 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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.
SV-253308r829008_rule WN11-AU-000030 CCI-001914 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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 creating, deleting or changing of security groups, including changes in group members.
SV-253309r829011_rule WN11-AU-000035 CCI-001314 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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 creating, changing, deleting, renaming, disabling, or enabling user accounts.
SV-253310r829014_rule WN11-AU-000040 CCI-001403 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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 creating, changing, deleting, renaming, disabling, or enabling user accounts.
SV-253312r829020_rule WN11-AU-000050 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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.
SV-253313r829023_rule WN11-AU-000054 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must be configured to audit Logon/Logoff - Account Lockout 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 detect 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. Account Lockout events can be used to identify potentially malicious logon attempts.
SV-253315r829029_rule WN11-AU-000065 CCI-000067 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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 logoff, it is recorded on the local system. If it is to a network share, it is recorded on the system accessed.
SV-253316r829032_rule WN11-AU-000070 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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.
SV-253317r829035_rule WN11-AU-000075 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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.
SV-253318r829038_rule WN11-AU-000080 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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.
SV-253319r829041_rule WN11-AU-000081 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows 11 must be configured to audit Object Access - File Share 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 detect 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. Auditing file shares records events related to connection to shares on a system including system shares such as C$.
SV-253320r829044_rule WN11-AU-000082 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows 11 must be configured to audit Object Access - File Share successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred, as well as detect attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. Collecting this data is essential for analyzing the security of information assets and detecting signs of suspicious and unexpected behavior. Auditing file shares records events related to connection to shares on a system including system shares such as C$.
SV-253321r829047_rule WN11-AU-000083 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows 11 must be configured to audit Object Access - Other Object Access 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 detect 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. Auditing for other object access records events related to the management of task scheduler jobs and COM+ objects.
SV-253322r829050_rule WN11-AU-000084 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows 11 must be configured to audit Object Access - Other Object Access 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 detect 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. Auditing for other object access records events related to the management of task scheduler jobs and COM+ objects.
SV-253325r829059_rule WN11-AU-000100 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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.
SV-253326r829062_rule WN11-AU-000105 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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.
SV-253327r829065_rule WN11-AU-000107 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must be configured to audit Policy Change - Authorization 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 detect 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. Authorization Policy Change records events related to changes in user rights, such as create a token object.
SV-253328r829068_rule WN11-AU-000110 CCI-002234 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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 privileges, such as "Act as part of the operating system" or "Debug programs".
SV-253329r829071_rule WN11-AU-000115 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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 privileges, such as "Act as part of the operating system" or "Debug programs".
SV-253330r829074_rule WN11-AU-000120 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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.
SV-253331r829077_rule WN11-AU-000130 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must be configured to audit System - Other System 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 detect 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 Other System Events records information related to cryptographic key operations and the Windows Firewall service.
SV-253332r829080_rule WN11-AU-000135 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must be configured to audit System - Other System 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 detect 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 Other System Events records information related to cryptographic key operations and the Windows Firewall service.
SV-253333r829083_rule WN11-AU-000140 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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.
SV-253334r829086_rule WN11-AU-000150 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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.
SV-253335r829089_rule WN11-AU-000155 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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.
SV-253336r829092_rule WN11-AU-000160 CCI-000172 MEDIUM The system must 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 detect 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.
SV-253337r829095_rule WN11-AU-000500 CCI-001849 MEDIUM The Application event log size must be configured to 32768 KB or greater. Inadequate log size will cause the log to fill up quickly. This may prevent audit events from being recorded properly and require frequent attention by administrative personnel.
SV-253338r829098_rule WN11-AU-000505 CCI-001849 MEDIUM The Security event log size must be configured to 1024000 KB or greater. Inadequate log size will cause the log to fill up quickly. This may prevent audit events from being recorded properly and require frequent attention by administrative personnel.
SV-253339r829101_rule WN11-AU-000510 CCI-001849 MEDIUM The System event log size must be configured to 32768 KB or greater. Inadequate log size will cause the log to fill up quickly. This may prevent audit events from being recorded properly and require frequent attention by administrative personnel.
SV-253340r829104_rule WN11-AU-000515 CCI-000162 MEDIUM Windows 11 permissions for the Application event log must prevent access by non-privileged accounts. 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 detect attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. The Application event log may be susceptible to tampering if proper permissions are not applied.
SV-253341r829107_rule WN11-AU-000520 CCI-000162 MEDIUM Windows 11 permissions for the Security event log must prevent access by non-privileged accounts. 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 detect attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. The Security event log may disclose sensitive information or be susceptible to tampering if proper permissions are not applied.
SV-253342r829110_rule WN11-AU-000525 CCI-000162 MEDIUM Windows 11 permissions for the System event log must prevent access by non-privileged accounts. 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 detect attacks. Audit logs are necessary to provide a trail of evidence in case the system or network is compromised. The System event log may be susceptible to tampering if proper permissions are not applied.
SV-253343r829113_rule WN11-AU-000550 CCI-000130 MEDIUM Windows 11 must be configured to audit Other Policy Change 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 detect 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 Other Policy Change Events contains events about EFS Data Recovery Agent policy changes, changes in Windows Filtering Platform filter, status on Security policy settings updates for local Group Policy settings, Central Access Policy changes, and detailed troubleshooting events for Cryptographic Next Generation (CNG) operations.
SV-253344r829116_rule WN11-AU-000555 CCI-000130 MEDIUM Windows 11 must be configured to audit Other Policy Change 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 detect 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 Other Policy Change Events contains events about EFS Data Recovery Agent policy changes, changes in Windows Filtering Platform filter, status on Security policy settings updates for local Group Policy settings, Central Access Policy changes, and detailed troubleshooting events for Cryptographic Next Generation (CNG) operations.
SV-253345r829119_rule WN11-AU-000560 CCI-000130 MEDIUM Windows 11 must be configured to audit other Logon/Logoff 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 detect 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 Other Logon/Logoff Events determines whether Windows generates audit events for other logon or logoff events. Logon events are essential to understanding user activity and detecting potential attacks.
SV-253346r829122_rule WN11-AU-000565 CCI-000130 MEDIUM Windows 11 must be configured to audit other Logon/Logoff 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 detect 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 Other Logon/Logoff Events determines whether Windows generates audit events for other logon or logoff events. Logon events are essential to understanding user activity and detecting potential attacks.
SV-253347r829125_rule WN11-AU-000570 CCI-000130 MEDIUM Windows 11 must be configured to audit Detailed File Share 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 detect 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 Detailed File Share allows the user to audit attempts to access files and folders on a shared folder. The Detailed File Share setting logs an event every time a file or folder is accessed, whereas the File Share setting only records one event for any connection established between a client and file share. Detailed File Share audit events include detailed information about the permissions or other criteria used to grant or deny access.
SV-253348r829128_rule WN11-AU-000575 CCI-000130 MEDIUM Windows 11 must be configured to audit MPSSVC Rule-Level 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 detect 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 MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change determines whether the operating system generates audit events when changes are made to policy rules for the Microsoft Protection Service (MPSSVC.exe).
SV-253349r829131_rule WN11-AU-000580 CCI-000130 MEDIUM Windows 11 must be configured to audit MPSSVC Rule-Level 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 detect 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 MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change determines whether the operating system generates audit events when changes are made to policy rules for the Microsoft Protection Service (MPSSVC.exe).
SV-253352r829140_rule WN11-CC-000010 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The display of slide shows on the lock screen must be disabled. Slide shows that are displayed on the lock screen could display sensitive information to unauthorized personnel. Turning off this feature will limit access to the information to a logged on user.
SV-253353r829143_rule WN11-CC-000020 CCI-000366 MEDIUM IPv6 source routing must be configured to highest protection. Configuring the system to disable IPv6 source routing protects against spoofing.
SV-253354r829146_rule WN11-CC-000025 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The system must be configured to prevent IP source routing. Configuring the system to disable IP source routing protects against spoofing.
SV-253355r829149_rule WN11-CC-000030 CCI-000366 LOW The system must be configured to prevent Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects from overriding Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) generated routes. Allowing ICMP redirect of routes can lead to traffic not being routed properly. When disabled, this forces ICMP to be routed via shortest path first.
SV-253356r829152_rule WN11-CC-000035 CCI-002385 LOW The system must be configured to ignore NetBIOS name release requests except from WINS servers. Configuring the system to ignore name release requests, except from WINS servers, prevents a denial of service (DoS) attack. 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 servers WINS resolution capability.
SV-253357r829155_rule WN11-CC-000037 CCI-001084 MEDIUM Local administrator accounts must have their privileged token filtered to prevent elevated privileges from being used over the network on domain systems. A compromised local administrator account can provide means for an attacker to move laterally between domain systems. With User Account Control enabled, filtering the privileged token for built-in administrator accounts will prevent the elevated privileges of these accounts from being used over the network.
SV-253358r829158_rule WN11-CC-000038 CCI-000381 MEDIUM WDigest Authentication must be disabled. When the WDigest Authentication protocol is enabled, plain text passwords are stored in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) exposing them to theft. WDigest is disabled by default in Windows 11. This setting ensures this is enforced.
SV-253359r829161_rule WN11-CC-000039 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Run as different user must be removed from context menus. The "Run as different user" selection from context menus allows the use of credentials other than the currently logged on user. Using privileged credentials in a standard user session can expose those credentials to theft. Removing this option from context menus helps prevent this from occurring.
SV-253360r829164_rule WN11-CC-000040 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Insecure logons to an SMB server must be disabled. Insecure guest logons allow unauthenticated access to shared folders. Shared resources on a system must require authentication to establish proper access.
SV-253361r829167_rule WN11-CC-000044 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Internet connection sharing must be disabled. Internet connection sharing makes it possible for an existing internet connection, such as through wireless, to be shared and used by other systems essentially creating a mobile hotspot. This exposes the system sharing the connection to others with potentially malicious purpose.
SV-253362r829170_rule WN11-CC-000050 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Hardened UNC Paths must be defined to require mutual authentication and integrity for at least the \\*\SYSVOL and \\*\NETLOGON shares. Additional security requirements are applied to Universal Naming Convention (UNC) paths specified in Hardened UNC paths before allowing access them. This aids in preventing tampering with or spoofing of connections to these paths.
SV-253364r840183_rule WN11-CC-000055 CCI-002418 MEDIUM Simultaneous connections to the internet or a Windows domain must be limited. Multiple network connections can provide additional attack vectors to a system and must be limited. The "Minimize the number of simultaneous connections to the Internet or a Windows Domain" setting prevents systems from automatically establishing multiple connections. When both wired and wireless connections are available, for example, the less preferred connection (typically wireless) will be disconnected.
SV-253365r829179_rule WN11-CC-000060 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Connections to non-domain networks when connected to a domain authenticated network must be blocked. Multiple network connections can provide additional attack vectors to a system and must be limited. When connected to a domain, communication must go through the domain connection.
SV-253366r829182_rule WN11-CC-000065 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Wi-Fi Sense must be disabled. Wi-Fi Sense automatically connects the system to known hotspots and networks that contacts have shared. It also allows the sharing of the system's known networks to contacts. Automatically connecting to hotspots and shared networks can expose a system to unsecured or potentially malicious systems.
SV-253367r829185_rule WN11-CC-000066 CCI-000135 MEDIUM Command line data must be included in process creation events. 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 detect 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. Enabling "Include command line data for process creation events" will record the command line information with the process creation events in the log. This can provide additional detail when malware has run on a system.
SV-253368r829188_rule WN11-CC-000068 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows 11 must be configured to enable Remote host allows delegation of non-exportable credentials. An exportable version of credentials is provided to remote hosts when using credential delegation which exposes them to theft on the remote host. Restricted Admin mode or Remote Credential Guard allow delegation of non-exportable credentials providing additional protection of the credentials. Enabling this configures the host to support Restricted Admin mode or Remote Credential Guard.
SV-253372r829200_rule WN11-CC-000085 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Early Launch Antimalware, Boot-Start Driver Initialization Policy must prevent boot drivers. The default behavior is for Early Launch Antimalware - Boot-Start Driver Initialization policy is to enforce "Good, unknown and bad but critical" (preventing "bad"). By being launched first by the kernel, ELAM ( Early Launch Antimalware) is ensured to be launched before any third-party software, and is therefore able to detect malware in the boot process and prevent it from initializing.
SV-253373r829203_rule WN11-CC-000090 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Group Policy objects must 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.
SV-253374r829206_rule WN11-CC-000100 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Downloading print driver packages over HTTP must be prevented. Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capability will prevent potentially sensitive information from being sent outside the enterprise and uncontrolled updates to the system. This setting prevents the computer from downloading print driver packages over HTTP.
SV-253375r829209_rule WN11-CC-000105 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Web publishing and online ordering wizards must be prevented from downloading a list of providers. Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capability will prevent potentially sensitive information from being sent outside the enterprise and uncontrolled updates to the system. This setting prevents Windows from downloading a list of providers for the Web publishing and online ordering wizards.
SV-253376r829212_rule WN11-CC-000110 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Printing over HTTP must be prevented. Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capability will prevent potentially sensitive information from being sent outside the enterprise and uncontrolled updates to the system. This setting prevents the client computer from printing over HTTP, which allows the computer to print to printers on the intranet as well as the internet.
SV-253377r829215_rule WN11-CC-000115 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Systems must at least attempt device authentication using certificates. Using certificates to authenticate devices to the domain provides increased security over passwords. By default systems will attempt to authenticate using certificates and fall back to passwords if the domain controller does not support certificates for devices. This may also be configured to always use certificates for device authentication.
SV-253378r829218_rule WN11-CC-000120 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The network selection user interface (UI) must not be displayed on the logon screen. Enabling interaction with the network selection UI allows users to change connections to available networks without signing into Windows.
SV-253379r829221_rule WN11-CC-000130 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Local users on domain-joined computers must not be enumerated. The username is one part of logon credentials that could be used to gain access to a system. Preventing the enumeration of users limits this information to authorized personnel.
SV-253380r829224_rule WN11-CC-000145 CCI-002038 MEDIUM Users must be prompted for a password on resume from sleep (on battery). Authentication must always be required when accessing a system. This setting ensures the user is prompted for a password on resume from sleep (on battery).
SV-253381r829227_rule WN11-CC-000150 CCI-002038 MEDIUM The user must be prompted for a password on resume from sleep (plugged in). Authentication must always be required when accessing a system. This setting ensures the user is prompted for a password on resume from sleep (plugged in).
SV-253382r829230_rule WN11-CC-000155 CCI-001090 HIGH Solicited Remote Assistance must not be allowed. Remote assistance allows another user to view or take control of the local session of a user. Solicited assistance is help that is specifically requested by the local user. This may allow unauthorized parties access to the resources on the computer.
SV-253383r829233_rule WN11-CC-000165 CCI-001967 MEDIUM Unauthenticated RPC clients must be restricted from connecting to the RPC server. Configuring RPC to restrict unauthenticated RPC clients from connecting to the RPC server will prevent anonymous connections.
SV-253384r829236_rule WN11-CC-000170 CCI-000366 LOW The setting to allow Microsoft accounts to be optional for modern style apps must be enabled. Control of credentials and the system must be maintained within the enterprise. Enabling this setting allows enterprise credentials to be used with modern style apps that support this, instead of Microsoft accounts.
SV-253385r829239_rule WN11-CC-000175 CCI-000381 LOW The Application Compatibility Program Inventory must be prevented from collecting data and sending the information to Microsoft. Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Turning off this capability will prevent potentially sensitive information from being sent outside the enterprise and uncontrolled updates to the system. This setting will prevent the Program Inventory from collecting data about a system and sending the information to Microsoft.
SV-253386r829242_rule WN11-CC-000180 CCI-001764 HIGH Autoplay must be turned off for non-volume devices. Allowing autoplay to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. Autoplay begins reading from a drive as soon as media is inserted in the drive. As a result, the setup file of programs or music on audio media may start. This setting will disable autoplay for non-volume devices (such as Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) devices).
SV-253387r829245_rule WN11-CC-000185 CCI-001764 HIGH The default autorun behavior must 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.
SV-253388r829248_rule WN11-CC-000190 CCI-001764 HIGH Autoplay must be disabled for all drives. Allowing autoplay to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. Autoplay begins reading from a drive as soon as media is inserted in the drive. As a result, the setup file of programs or music on audio media may start. 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 this policy is enabled, autoplay can be disabled on all drives.
SV-253389r829251_rule WN11-CC-000195 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Enhanced anti-spoofing for facial recognition must be enabled on Windows 11. Enhanced anti-spoofing provides additional protections when using facial recognition with devices that support it.
SV-253390r829254_rule WN11-CC-000197 CCI-000381 LOW Microsoft consumer experiences must be turned off. Microsoft consumer experiences provides suggestions and notifications to users, which may include the installation of Windows Store apps. Organizations may control the execution of applications through other means such as allowlisting. Turning off Microsoft consumer experiences will help prevent the unwanted installation of suggested applications.
SV-253391r829257_rule WN11-CC-000200 CCI-001084 MEDIUM Administrator accounts must not be enumerated during elevation. Enumeration of administrator accounts when elevating can provide part of the logon information to an unauthorized user. This setting configures the system to always require users to type in a username and password to elevate a running application.
SV-253393r857208_rule WN11-CC-000205 CCI-001312 MEDIUM Windows Telemetry must not be configured to Full. Some features may communicate with the vendor, sending system information or downloading data or components for the feature. Limiting this capability will prevent potentially sensitive information from being sent outside the enterprise. The "Security" option for Telemetry configures the lowest amount of data, effectively none outside of the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), Defender and telemetry client settings. "Basic" sends basic diagnostic and usage data and may be required to support some Microsoft services. "Enhanced" includes additional information on how Windows and apps are used and advanced reliability data. Windows Analytics can use a "limited enhanced" level to provide information such as health data for devices.
SV-253394r829266_rule WN11-CC-000206 CCI-000366 LOW Windows Update must not obtain updates from other PCs on the internet. Windows 11 allows Windows Update to obtain updates from additional sources instead of Microsoft. In addition to Microsoft, updates can be obtained from and sent to PCs on the local network as well as on the Internet. This is part of the Windows Update trusted process, however to minimize outside exposure, obtaining updates from or sending to systems on the internet must be prevented.
SV-253395r829269_rule WN11-CC-000210 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The Microsoft Defender SmartScreen for Explorer must be enabled. Microsoft Defender SmartScreen helps protect systems from programs downloaded from the internet that may be malicious. Enabling Microsoft Defender SmartScreen will warn or prevent users from running potentially malicious programs.
SV-253396r829272_rule WN11-CC-000215 CCI-002824 MEDIUM Explorer Data Execution Prevention must be enabled. Data Execution Prevention (DEP) provides additional protection by performing checks on memory to help prevent malicious code from running. This setting will prevent Data Execution Prevention from being turned off for File Explorer.
SV-253397r829275_rule WN11-CC-000220 CCI-002385 LOW File Explorer heap termination on corruption must be disabled. Legacy plug-in applications may continue to function when a File Explorer session has become corrupt. Disabling this feature will prevent this.
SV-253398r829278_rule WN11-CC-000225 CCI-000366 MEDIUM File Explorer shell protocol must run in protected mode. The shell protocol will limit the set of folders applications can open when run in protected mode. Restricting files an application can open, to a limited set of folders, increases the security of Windows.
SV-253399r829281_rule WN11-CC-000252 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows 11 must be configured to disable Windows Game Recording and Broadcasting. Windows Game Recording and Broadcasting is intended for use with games; however, it could potentially record screen shots of other applications and expose sensitive data. Disabling the feature will prevent this from occurring.
SV-253400r829284_rule WN11-CC-000255 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The use of a hardware security device with Windows Hello for Business must be enabled. The use of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) to store keys for Windows Hello for Business provides additional security. Keys stored in the TPM may only be used on that system while keys stored using software are more susceptible to compromise and could be used on other systems.
SV-253401r829287_rule WN11-CC-000260 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows 11 must be configured to require a minimum pin length of six characters or greater. Windows allows the use of PINs as well as biometrics for authentication without sending a password to a network or website where it could be compromised. Longer minimum PIN lengths increase the available combinations an attacker would have to attempt. Shorter minimum length significantly reduces the strength.
SV-253402r829290_rule WN11-CC-000270 CCI-002038 MEDIUM Passwords must not be saved in the Remote Desktop Client. Saving passwords in the Remote Desktop Client could allow an unauthorized user to establish a remote desktop session to another system. The system must be configured to prevent users from saving passwords in the Remote Desktop Client.
SV-253403r829293_rule WN11-CC-000275 CCI-001090 MEDIUM Local drives must be prevented from sharing with Remote Desktop Session Hosts. Preventing users from sharing the local drives on their client computers to Remote Session Hosts that they access helps reduce possible exposure of sensitive data.
SV-253404r829296_rule WN11-CC-000280 CCI-002038 MEDIUM Remote Desktop Services must 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 connection. Disabling this setting would allow anyone to use the stored credentials in a connection item to connect to the terminal server.
SV-253405r829299_rule WN11-CC-000285 CCI-001453 MEDIUM The Remote Desktop Session Host must require secure RPC communications. Allowing unsecure RPC communication exposes the system 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.
SV-253406r829302_rule WN11-CC-000290 CCI-000068 MEDIUM Remote Desktop Services must 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.
SV-253407r829305_rule WN11-CC-000295 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Attachments must be prevented from being downloaded from RSS feeds. Attachments from RSS feeds may not be secure. This setting will prevent attachments from being downloaded from RSS feeds.
SV-253408r829308_rule WN11-CC-000300 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Basic authentication for RSS feeds over HTTP must not be used. Basic authentication uses plain text passwords that could be used to compromise a system.
SV-253409r829311_rule WN11-CC-000305 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Indexing of encrypted files must be turned off. Indexing of encrypted files may expose sensitive data. This setting prevents encrypted files from being indexed.
SV-253410r829314_rule WN11-CC-000310 CCI-001812 MEDIUM Users must be prevented from changing installation options. Installation options for applications are typically controlled by administrators. This setting prevents users from changing installation options that may bypass security features.
SV-253411r829317_rule WN11-CC-000315 CCI-001812 HIGH The Windows Installer feature "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.
SV-253412r829320_rule WN11-CC-000320 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Users must be notified if a web-based program attempts to install software. Web-based programs may attempt to install malicious software on a system. Ensuring users are notified if a web-based program attempts to install software allows them to refuse the installation.
SV-253413r829323_rule WN11-CC-000325 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Automatically signing in the last interactive user after a system-initiated restart must be disabled. Windows can be configured to automatically sign the user back in after a Windows Update restart. Some protections are in place to help ensure this is done in a secure fashion; however, disabling this will prevent the caching of credentials for this purpose and also ensure the user is aware of the restart.
SV-253414r829326_rule WN11-CC-000326 CCI-000135 MEDIUM PowerShell script block logging must be enabled on Windows 11. 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 detect 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. Enabling PowerShell script block logging will record detailed information from the processing of PowerShell commands and scripts. This can provide additional detail when malware has run on a system.
SV-253415r829329_rule WN11-CC-000327 CCI-000134 MEDIUM PowerShell Transcription must be enabled on Windows 11. 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 detect 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. Enabling PowerShell Transcription will record detailed information from the processing of PowerShell commands and scripts. This can provide additional detail when malware has run on a system.
SV-253416r829332_rule WN11-CC-000330 CCI-000877 HIGH The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client must not use Basic authentication. Basic authentication uses plain text passwords that could be used to compromise a system.
SV-253417r829335_rule WN11-CC-000335 CCI-002890 MEDIUM The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client must not allow unencrypted traffic. Unencrypted remote access to a system can allow sensitive information to be compromised. Windows remote management connections must be encrypted to prevent this.
SV-253418r829338_rule WN11-CC-000345 CCI-000877 HIGH The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service must not use Basic authentication. Basic authentication uses plain text passwords that could be used to compromise a system.
SV-253419r829341_rule WN11-CC-000350 CCI-003123 MEDIUM The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service must not allow unencrypted traffic. Unencrypted remote access to a system can allow sensitive information to be compromised. Windows remote management connections must be encrypted to prevent this.
SV-253420r829344_rule WN11-CC-000355 CCI-002038 MEDIUM The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service must not store RunAs credentials. Storage of administrative credentials could allow unauthorized access. Disallowing the storage of RunAs credentials for Windows Remote Management will prevent them from being used with plug-ins.
SV-253421r829347_rule WN11-CC-000360 CCI-000877 MEDIUM The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client must not use Digest authentication. Digest authentication is not as strong as other options and may be subject to man-in-the-middle attacks.
SV-253422r829350_rule WN11-CC-000365 CCI-000056 MEDIUM Windows 11 must be configured to prevent Windows apps from being activated by voice while the system is locked. Allowing Windows apps to be activated by voice from the lock screen could allow for unauthorized use. Requiring logon will ensure the apps are only used by authorized personnel.
SV-253423r840184_rule WN11-CC-000370 CCI-000381 MEDIUM The convenience PIN for Windows 11 must be disabled. This policy controls whether a domain user can sign in using a convenience PIN to prevent enabling (Password Stuffer).
SV-253424r829356_rule WN11-CC-000385 CCI-000060 MEDIUM Windows Ink Workspace must be configured to disallow access above the lock. This action secures Windows Ink, which contains applications and features oriented toward pen computing.
SV-253426r829362_rule WN11-EP-000310 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows 11 Kernel (Direct Memory Access) DMA Protection must be enabled. Kernel DMA Protection to protect PCs against drive-by Direct Memory Access (DMA) attacks using PCI hot plug devices connected to Thunderbolt 3 ports. Drive-by DMA attacks can lead to disclosure of sensitive information residing on a PC, or even injection of malware that allows attackers to bypass the lock screen or control PCs remotely.
SV-253427r829365_rule WN11-PK-000005 CCI-000185 MEDIUM The DoD Root CA certificates must be installed in the Trusted Root Store. To ensure secure DoD websites and DoD-signed code are properly validated, the system must trust the DoD Root Certificate Authorities (CAs). The DoD root certificates will ensure that the trust chain is established for server certificates issued from the DoD CAs.
SV-253428r829368_rule WN11-PK-000010 CCI-000185 MEDIUM The External Root CA certificates must be installed in the Trusted Root Store on unclassified systems. To ensure secure websites protected with External Certificate Authority (ECA) server certificates are properly validated, the system must trust the ECA Root CAs. The ECA root certificates will ensure the trust chain is established for server certificates issued from the External CAs. This requirement only applies to unclassified systems.
SV-253429r829371_rule WN11-PK-000015 CCI-002470 MEDIUM The DoD Interoperability Root CA cross-certificates must be installed in the Untrusted Certificates Store on unclassified systems. To ensure users do not experience denial of service when performing certificate-based authentication to DoD websites due to the system chaining to a root other than DoD Root CAs, the DoD Interoperability Root CA cross-certificates must be installed in the Untrusted Certificate Store. This requirement only applies to unclassified systems.
SV-253430r829374_rule WN11-PK-000020 CCI-002470 MEDIUM The US DoD CCEB Interoperability Root CA cross-certificates must be installed in the Untrusted Certificates Store on unclassified systems. To ensure users do not experience denial of service when performing certificate-based authentication to DoD websites due to the system chaining to a root other than DoD Root CAs, the US DoD CCEB Interoperability Root CA cross-certificates must be installed in the Untrusted Certificate Store. This requirement only applies to unclassified systems.
SV-253432r829380_rule WN11-SO-000005 CCI-000764 MEDIUM The built-in administrator account must be disabled. The built-in administrator account is a well-known account subject to attack. It also provides no accountability to individual administrators on a system. It must be disabled to prevent its use.
SV-253433r829383_rule WN11-SO-000010 CCI-000804 MEDIUM The built-in guest account must 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.
SV-253434r829386_rule WN11-SO-000015 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Local accounts with blank passwords must be restricted to prevent access from the network. An account without a password can allow unauthorized access to a system as only the username would be required. Password policies must prevent accounts with blank passwords from existing on a system. However, if a local account with a blank password did exist, enabling this setting will prevent network access, limiting the account to local console logon only.
SV-253435r829389_rule WN11-SO-000020 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The built-in administrator account must be renamed. The built-in administrator account is a well-known account subject to attack. Renaming this account to an unidentified name improves the protection of this account and the system.
SV-253436r829392_rule WN11-SO-000025 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The built-in guest account must be renamed. The built-in guest account is a well-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. Renaming this account to an unidentified name improves the protection of this account and the system.
SV-253437r829395_rule WN11-SO-000030 CCI-000169 MEDIUM Audit policy using subcategories must be enabled. 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 detect 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. This setting allows administrators to enable more precise auditing capabilities.
SV-253438r829398_rule WN11-SO-000035 CCI-002418 MEDIUM Outgoing secure channel traffic must 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.
SV-253439r829401_rule WN11-SO-000040 CCI-002418 MEDIUM Outgoing secure channel traffic must be encrypted. 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.
SV-253440r829404_rule WN11-SO-000045 CCI-002418 MEDIUM Outgoing secure channel traffic must be signed. 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, outgoing secure channel traffic will be signed.
SV-253441r829407_rule WN11-SO-000050 CCI-000366 LOW The computer account password must not be prevented from being reset. Computer account passwords are changed automatically on a regular basis. Disabling automatic password changes can make the system more vulnerable to malicious access. Frequent password changes can be a significant safeguard for the system. A new password for the computer account will be generated every 30 days.
SV-253442r829410_rule WN11-SO-000055 CCI-000366 LOW The maximum age for machine account passwords must be configured to 30 days or less. Computer account passwords are changed automatically on a regular basis. This setting controls the maximum password age that a machine account may have. This setting must be set to no more than 30 days, ensuring the machine changes its password monthly.
SV-253443r829413_rule WN11-SO-000060 CCI-002418 MEDIUM The system must be configured to require a strong session key. A computer connecting to a domain controller will establish a secure channel. Requiring strong session keys enforces 128-bit encryption between systems.
SV-253444r840185_rule WN11-SO-000070 CCI-001133 MEDIUM The machine inactivity limit must be set to 15 minutes, locking the system with the screensaver. Unattended systems are susceptible to unauthorized use and must be locked when unattended. The screen saver must be set at a maximum of 15 minutes and be password protected. This protects critical and sensitive data from exposure to unauthorized personnel with physical access to the computer. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000279-GPOS-00109, SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072
SV-253447r829425_rule WN11-SO-000085 CCI-000366 LOW Caching of logon credentials must 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 being disconnected from the network or domain controllers being unavailable. Even though the credential cache is well-protected, if a system is attacked, an unauthorized individual may isolate the password to a domain user account using a password-cracking program and gain access to the domain.
SV-253448r829428_rule WN11-SO-000095 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The Smart Card removal option must be configured to Force Logoff or Lock Workstation. Unattended systems are susceptible to unauthorized use and must be locked. Configuring a system to lock when a smart card is removed will ensure the system is inaccessible when unattended.
SV-253449r829431_rule WN11-SO-000100 CCI-002418 MEDIUM The Windows SMB client must be configured to always perform SMB packet signing. The server message block (SMB) protocol provides the basis for many network operations. Digitally signed SMB packets aid in preventing man-in-the-middle attacks. If this policy is enabled, the SMB client will only communicate with an SMB server that performs SMB packet signing.
SV-253450r829434_rule WN11-SO-000110 CCI-000197 MEDIUM Unencrypted passwords must not be sent to third-party SMB Servers. 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.
SV-253451r829437_rule WN11-SO-000120 CCI-002418 MEDIUM The Windows SMB server must be configured to always perform SMB packet signing. The server message block (SMB) protocol provides the basis for many network operations. Digitally signed SMB packets aid in preventing man-in-the-middle attacks. If this policy is enabled, the SMB server will only communicate with an SMB client that performs SMB packet signing.
SV-253453r829443_rule WN11-SO-000145 CCI-000366 HIGH Anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts must not be allowed. Anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts allows anonymous log on users (null session connections) to list all accounts names, thus providing a list of potential points to attack the system.
SV-253454r829446_rule WN11-SO-000150 CCI-001090 HIGH Anonymous enumeration of shares must be restricted. Allowing anonymous logon users (null session connections) to list all account names and enumerate all shared resources can provide a map of potential points to attack the system.
SV-253455r829449_rule WN11-SO-000160 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The system must be configured to prevent anonymous users from having the same rights as the Everyone group. Access by anonymous users must be restricted. If this setting is enabled, then anonymous users have the same rights and permissions as the built-in Everyone group. Anonymous users must not have these permissions or rights.
SV-253456r829452_rule WN11-SO-000165 CCI-001090 HIGH Anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares must be restricted. Allowing anonymous access to named pipes or shares provides the potential for unauthorized system access. This setting restricts access to those defined in "Network access: Named Pipes that can be accessed anonymously" and "Network access: Shares that can be accessed anonymously", both of which must be blank under other requirements.
SV-253457r829455_rule WN11-SO-000167 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Remote calls to the Security Account Manager (SAM) must be restricted to Administrators. The Windows Security Account Manager (SAM) stores users' passwords. Restricting remote rpc connections to the SAM to Administrators helps protect those credentials.
SV-253458r829458_rule WN11-SO-000180 CCI-000366 MEDIUM NTLM must be prevented from falling back to a Null session. NTLM sessions that are allowed to fall back to Null (unauthenticated) sessions may gain unauthorized access.
SV-253459r829461_rule WN11-SO-000185 CCI-000366 MEDIUM PKU2U authentication using online identities must be prevented. PKU2U is a peer-to-peer authentication protocol. This setting prevents online identities from authenticating to domain-joined systems. Authentication will be centrally managed with Windows user accounts.
SV-253460r829464_rule WN11-SO-000190 CCI-000803 MEDIUM Kerberos encryption types must be configured to prevent the use of DES and RC4 encryption suites. Certain encryption types are no longer considered secure. This setting configures a minimum encryption type for Kerberos, preventing the use of the DES and RC4 encryption suites.
SV-253461r829467_rule WN11-SO-000195 CCI-000196 HIGH The system must be configured to prevent the storage of the LAN Manager hash of passwords. The LAN Manager hash uses a weak encryption algorithm and there are several tools available that use this hash to retrieve account 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.
SV-253462r829470_rule WN11-SO-000205 CCI-000366 HIGH The LanMan authentication level must be set to send NTLMv2 response only, and to refuse LM and NTLM. The Kerberos v5 authentication protocol is the default for authentication of users who are logging on to domain accounts. NTLM, which is less secure, is retained in later Windows versions for compatibility with clients and servers that are running earlier versions of Windows or applications that still use it. It is also used to authenticate logons to stand-alone computers that are running later versions.
SV-253463r829473_rule WN11-SO-000210 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The system must be configured to the required LDAP client signing level. This setting controls the signing requirements for LDAP clients. This setting must be set to Negotiate signing or Require signing, depending on the environment and type of LDAP server in use.
SV-253464r829476_rule WN11-SO-000215 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The system must be configured to meet the minimum session security requirement for NTLM SSP based clients. Microsoft has implemented a variety of security support providers for use with RPC sessions. All of the options must be enabled to ensure the maximum security level.
SV-253465r829479_rule WN11-SO-000220 CCI-000366 MEDIUM The system must be configured to meet the minimum session security requirement for NTLM SSP based servers. Microsoft has implemented a variety of security support providers for use with RPC sessions. All of the options must be enabled to ensure the maximum security level.
SV-253466r829482_rule WN11-SO-000230 CCI-002450 MEDIUM The system must 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 must be the algorithms used for all OS encryption functions.
SV-253467r829485_rule WN11-SO-000240 CCI-000366 LOW The default permissions of global system objects must be increased. Windows systems maintain 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.
SV-253468r829488_rule WN11-SO-000245 CCI-002038 MEDIUM User Account Control approval mode for the built-in Administrator must be enabled. User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. This setting configures the built-in Administrator account so that it runs in Admin Approval Mode.
SV-253469r829491_rule WN11-SO-000250 CCI-001084 MEDIUM User Account Control must prompt administrators for consent on the secure desktop. User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. This setting configures the elevation requirements for logged on administrators to complete a task that requires raised privileges.
SV-253470r829494_rule WN11-SO-000251 CCI-000765 MEDIUM Windows 11 must use multifactor authentication for local and network access to privileged and non-privileged accounts. Without the use of multifactor authentication, the ease of access to privileged and non-privileged functions is greatly increased. All domain accounts must be enabled for multifactor authentication with the exception of local emergency accounts. Multifactor authentication requires using two or more factors to achieve authentication. Factors include: 1) Something a user knows (e.g., password/PIN); 2) Something a user has (e.g., cryptographic identification device, token); and 3) Something a user is (e.g., biometric). A privileged account is defined as an information system account with authorizations of a privileged user. Network access is defined as access to an information system by a user (or a process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a network (e.g., local area network, wide area network, or the Internet). Local access is defined as access to an organizational information system by a user (or process acting on behalf of a user) communicating through a direct connection without the use of a network. The DoD CAC with DoD-approved PKI is an example of multifactor authentication. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000106-GPOS-00053, SRG-OS-000107-GPOS-00054, SRG-OS-000108-GPOS-00055
SV-253471r829497_rule WN11-SO-000255 CCI-002038 MEDIUM User Account Control must automatically deny elevation requests for standard users. User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. Denying elevation requests from standard user accounts requires tasks that need elevation to be initiated by accounts with administrative privileges. This ensures correct accounts are used on the system for privileged tasks to help mitigate credential theft.
SV-253472r829500_rule WN11-SO-000260 CCI-001084 MEDIUM User Account Control must be configured to detect application installations and prompt for elevation. User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. This setting requires Windows to respond to application installation requests by prompting for credentials.
SV-253473r829503_rule WN11-SO-000265 CCI-001084 MEDIUM User Account Control must only elevate UIAccess applications that are installed in secure locations. User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. This setting configures Windows to only allow applications installed in a secure location on the file system, such as the Program Files or the Windows\System32 folders, to run with elevated privileges.
SV-253474r829506_rule WN11-SO-000270 CCI-002038 MEDIUM User Account Control must run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode, enabling UAC. User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. This setting enables UAC.
SV-253475r829509_rule WN11-SO-000275 CCI-001084 MEDIUM User Account Control must virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations. User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. This setting configures non-UAC compliant applications to run in virtualized file and registry entries in per-user locations, allowing them to run.
SV-253479r829521_rule WN11-UR-000005 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The "Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller" user right may be able to retrieve the credentials of other accounts from Credential Manager.
SV-253480r829524_rule WN11-UR-000010 CCI-000213 MEDIUM The "Access this computer from the network" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators and Remote Desktop Users groups. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Access this computer from the network" user right may access resources on the system, and must be limited to those that require it.
SV-253481r829527_rule WN11-UR-000015 CCI-002235 HIGH The "Act as part of the operating system" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Act as part of the operating system" user right can assume the identity of any user and gain access to resources that user is authorized to access. Any accounts with this right can take complete control of a system.
SV-253482r829530_rule WN11-UR-000025 CCI-000213 MEDIUM The "Allow log on locally" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators and Users groups. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Allow log on locally" user right can log on interactively to a system.
SV-253483r829533_rule WN11-UR-000030 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The "Back up files and directories" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Back up files and directories" user right can circumvent file and directory permissions and could allow access to sensitive data."
SV-253484r857207_rule WN11-UR-000035 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The "Change the system time" user right must only be assigned to Administrators and Local Service. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Change the system time" user right can change the system time, which can impact authentication, as well as affect time stamps on event log entries.
SV-253485r829539_rule WN11-UR-000040 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The "Create a pagefile" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create a pagefile" user right can change the size of a pagefile, which could affect system performance.
SV-253486r829542_rule WN11-UR-000045 CCI-002235 HIGH The "Create a token object" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Create a token object" user right allows a process to create an access token. This could be used to provide elevated rights and compromise a system.
SV-253487r829545_rule WN11-UR-000050 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The "Create global objects" user right must only be assigned to Administrators, Service, Local Service, and Network Service. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create global objects" user right can create objects that are available to all sessions, which could affect processes in other users' sessions.
SV-253488r829548_rule WN11-UR-000055 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The "Create permanent shared objects" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create permanent shared objects" user right could expose sensitive data by creating shared objects.
SV-253489r829551_rule WN11-UR-000060 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The "Create symbolic links" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Create symbolic links" user right can create pointers to other objects, which could potentially expose the system to attack.
SV-253490r829554_rule WN11-UR-000065 CCI-002235 HIGH The "Debug programs" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group. 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.
SV-253491r829557_rule WN11-UR-000070 CCI-000213 MEDIUM The "Deny access to this computer from the network" user right on workstations must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts and local accounts on domain systems and unauthenticated access on all systems. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny access to this computer from the network" right defines the accounts that are prevented from logging on from the network. In an Active Directory Domain, denying logons to the Enterprise Admins and Domain Admins groups on lower trust systems helps mitigate the risk of privilege escalation from credential theft attacks, which could lead to the compromise of an entire domain. Local accounts on domain-joined systems must also be assigned this right to decrease the risk of lateral movement resulting from credential theft attacks. The Guests group must be assigned this right to prevent unauthenticated access.
SV-253492r829560_rule WN11-UR-000075 CCI-000213 MEDIUM The "Deny log on as a batch job" user right on domain-joined workstations must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts. 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. In an Active Directory Domain, denying logons to the Enterprise Admins and Domain Admins groups on lower trust systems helps mitigate the risk of privilege escalation from credential theft attacks which could lead to the compromise of an entire domain.
SV-253493r829563_rule WN11-UR-000080 CCI-000213 MEDIUM The "Deny log on as a service" user right on Windows 11 domain-joined workstations must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts. 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. In an Active Directory Domain, denying logons to the Enterprise Admins and Domain Admins groups on lower trust systems helps mitigate the risk of privilege escalation from credential theft attacks which could lead to the compromise of an entire domain. Incorrect configurations could prevent services from starting and result in a DoS.
SV-253494r829566_rule WN11-UR-000085 CCI-000213 MEDIUM The "Deny log on locally" user right on workstations must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts on domain systems and unauthenticated access on all systems. 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. In an Active Directory Domain, denying logons to the Enterprise Admins and Domain Admins groups on lower trust systems helps mitigate the risk of privilege escalation from credential theft attacks, which could lead to the compromise of an entire domain. The Guests group must be assigned this right to prevent unauthenticated access.
SV-253495r829569_rule WN11-UR-000090 CCI-000213 MEDIUM The "Deny log on through Remote Desktop Services" user right on Windows 11 workstations must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts and local accounts on domain systems and unauthenticated access on all systems. 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. If Remote Desktop Services is not used by the organization, the Everyone group must be assigned this right to prevent all access. In an Active Directory Domain, denying logons to the Enterprise Admins and Domain Admins groups on lower trust systems helps mitigate the risk of privilege escalation from credential theft attacks, which could lead to the compromise of an entire domain. Local accounts on domain-joined systems must also be assigned this right to decrease the risk of lateral movement resulting from credential theft attacks. The Guests group must be assigned this right to prevent unauthenticated access.
SV-253496r829572_rule WN11-UR-000095 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The "Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts. 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" user right allows the "Trusted for Delegation" setting to be changed. This could potentially allow unauthorized users to impersonate other users.
SV-253497r829575_rule WN11-UR-000100 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The "Force shutdown from a remote system" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Force shutdown from a remote system" user right can remotely shut down a system which could result in a DoS.
SV-253498r829578_rule WN11-UR-000110 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The "Impersonate a client after authentication" user right must only be assigned to Administrators, Service, Local Service, and Network Service. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Impersonate a client after authentication" user right allows a program to impersonate another user or account to run on their behalf. An attacker could potentially use this to elevate privileges.
SV-253499r829581_rule WN11-UR-000120 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The "Load and unload device drivers" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Load and unload device drivers" user 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.
SV-253500r829584_rule WN11-UR-000125 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The "Lock pages in memory" user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Lock pages in memory" user right allows physical memory to be assigned to processes, which could cause performance issues or a DoS.
SV-253501r829587_rule WN11-UR-000130 CCI-000162 MEDIUM The "Manage auditing and security log" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Manage auditing and security log" user right can manage the security log and change auditing configurations. This could be used to clear evidence of tampering. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032
SV-253502r829590_rule WN11-UR-000140 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The "Modify firmware environment values" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Modify firmware environment values" user right can change hardware configuration environment variables. This could result in hardware failures or a DoS.
SV-253503r829593_rule WN11-UR-000145 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The "Perform volume maintenance tasks" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Perform volume maintenance tasks" user right can manage volume and disk configurations. They could potentially delete volumes, resulting in data loss or a DoS.
SV-253504r829596_rule WN11-UR-000150 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The "Profile single process" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Profile single process" user right can monitor non-system processes performance. An attacker could potentially use this to identify processes to attack.
SV-253505r829599_rule WN11-UR-000160 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The "Restore files and directories" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Restore files and directories" user 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.
SV-253506r829602_rule WN11-UR-000165 CCI-002235 MEDIUM The "Take ownership of files or other objects" user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Take ownership of files or other objects" user right can take ownership of objects and make changes.