Windows Server 2019 Security Technical Implementation Guide
V001.002R001 2019-12-12       U_MS_Windows_Server_2019_V1R2_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 email to the following address: [email protected]
Vuln Rule Version CCI Severity Title Description
SV-103049r1_rule WN19-SO-000120 CCI-000056 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 machine inactivity limit must be set to 15 minutes or less, locking the system with the screen saver. Unattended systems are susceptible to unauthorized use and should be locked when unattended. The screen saver should 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-000028-GPOS-00009, SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010, SRG-OS-000031-GPOS-00012
SV-103051r1_rule WN19-DC-000410 CCI-002314 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Deny log on through Remote Desktop Services user right on domain controllers must be configured to prevent unauthenticated access. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny log on through Remote Desktop Services" user right defines the accounts that are prevented from logging on using Remote Desktop Services. The Guests group must be assigned this right to prevent unauthenticated access.
SV-103053r1_rule WN19-MS-000120 CCI-002314 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Deny log on through Remote Desktop Services user right on domain-joined member servers must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts and all local accounts and from 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" user right defines the accounts that are prevented from logging on using Remote Desktop Services. 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-103055r1_rule WN19-AU-000190 CCI-000067 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must be configured to audit 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214, SRG-OS-000472-GPOS-00217, SRG-OS-000473-GPOS-00218, SRG-OS-000475-GPOS-00220
SV-103057r1_rule WN19-AU-000200 CCI-000067 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must be configured to audit 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000032-GPOS-00013, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214, SRG-OS-000472-GPOS-00217, SRG-OS-000473-GPOS-00218, SRG-OS-000475-GPOS-00220
SV-103059r1_rule WN19-CC-000370 CCI-000068 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Remote Desktop Services must require secure Remote Procedure Call (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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014, SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093
SV-103061r1_rule WN19-CC-000380 CCI-000068 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Remote Desktop Services must be configured with the client connection encryption set to High 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014, SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093
SV-103067r1_rule WN19-AU-000100 CCI-000018 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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 security groups, including changes in group members. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004, SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089, SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000241-GPOS-00091, SRG-OS-000303-GPOS-00120, SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221
SV-103069r1_rule WN19-AU-000110 CCI-000018 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004, SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089, SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000241-GPOS-00091, SRG-OS-000303-GPOS-00120, SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221
SV-103071r1_rule WN19-AU-000120 CCI-000018 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004, SRG-OS-000239-GPOS-00089, SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000241-GPOS-00091, SRG-OS-000303-GPOS-00120, SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221
SV-103075r1_rule WN19-AU-000150 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must be configured to audit Logon/Logoff - Account Lockout 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. Account Lockout events can be used to identify potentially malicious logon attempts. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214
SV-103077r1_rule WN19-AU-000160 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000240-GPOS-00090, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214
SV-103079r1_rule WN19-00-000130 CCI-000213 HIGH Windows Server 2019 local volumes must use a format that supports NTFS attributes. 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 a file system that supports NTFS attributes.
SV-103083r1_rule WN19-DC-000340 CCI-000213 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Access this computer from the network user right must only be assigned to the Administrators, Authenticated Users, and Enterprise Domain Controllers groups on domain controllers. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Access this computer from the network" right may access resources on the system, and this right must be limited to those requiring it.
SV-103085r1_rule WN19-DC-000360 CCI-000213 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group on domain controllers. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services" user right can access a system through Remote Desktop.
SV-103087r1_rule WN19-DC-000370 CCI-000213 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Deny access to this computer from the network user right on domain controllers must be configured to prevent unauthenticated access. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny access to this computer from the network" user right defines the accounts that are prevented from logging on from the network. The Guests group must be assigned this right to prevent unauthenticated access.
SV-103089r1_rule WN19-DC-000380 CCI-000213 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Deny log on as a batch job user right on domain controllers must be configured to prevent unauthenticated access. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny log on as a batch job" user right defines accounts that are prevented from logging on to the system as a batch job, such as Task Scheduler. The Guests group must be assigned to prevent unauthenticated access.
SV-103091r1_rule WN19-DC-000390 CCI-000213 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Deny log on as a service user right must be configured to include no accounts or groups (blank) on domain controllers. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny log on as a service" user right defines accounts that are denied logon as a service. Incorrect configurations could prevent services from starting and result in a denial of service.
SV-103093r1_rule WN19-DC-000400 CCI-000213 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Deny log on locally user right on domain controllers must be configured to prevent unauthenticated access. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny log on locally" user right defines accounts that are prevented from logging on interactively. The Guests group must be assigned this right to prevent unauthenticated access.
SV-103095r1_rule WN19-MS-000070 CCI-000213 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Access this computer from the network user right must only be assigned to the Administrators and Authenticated Users groups on domain-joined member servers and standalone systems. 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 this right must be limited to those requiring it.
SV-103097r1_rule WN19-MS-000080 CCI-000213 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Deny access to this computer from the network user right on domain-joined member servers must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts and local accounts and from 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" user 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-103099r1_rule WN19-MS-000090 CCI-000213 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Deny log on as a batch job user right on domain-joined member servers must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts and from unauthenticated access on all systems. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny log on as a batch job" user 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. The Guests group must be assigned to prevent unauthenticated access.
SV-103101r1_rule WN19-MS-000100 CCI-000213 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Deny log on as a service user right on domain-joined member servers must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts. No other groups or accounts must be assigned this right. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny log on as a service" user right defines accounts that are denied logon 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 denial of service.
SV-103103r1_rule WN19-MS-000110 CCI-000213 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Deny log on locally user right on domain-joined member servers must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts and from unauthenticated access on all systems. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Deny log on locally" user 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-103105r1_rule WN19-UR-000030 CCI-000213 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Allow log on locally 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 "Allow log on locally" user right can log on interactively to a system.
SV-103117r1_rule WN19-DC-000070 CCI-002235 HIGH Windows Server 2019 permissions on the Active Directory data files must only allow System and Administrators access. Improper access permissions for directory data-related files could allow unauthorized users to read, modify, or delete directory data or audit trails.
SV-103127r1_rule WN19-DC-000350 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Add workstations to domain user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group on domain controllers. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Add workstations to domain" right may add computers to a domain. This could result in unapproved or incorrectly configured systems being added to a domain.
SV-103129r1_rule WN19-DC-000420 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group on domain controllers. 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 allow unauthorized users to impersonate other users.
SV-103133r1_rule WN19-MS-000060 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must restrict remote calls to the Security Account Manager (SAM) to Administrators on domain-joined member servers and standalone systems. The Windows SAM stores users' passwords. Restricting Remote Procedure Call (RPC) connections to the SAM to Administrators helps protect those credentials.
SV-103135r1_rule WN19-MS-000130 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation user right must not be assigned to any groups or accounts on domain-joined member servers and standalone systems. 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 allow unauthorized users to impersonate other users.
SV-103137r1_rule WN19-UR-000010 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103139r1_rule WN19-UR-000020 CCI-002235 HIGH Windows Server 2019 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 the user is authorized to access. Any accounts with this right can take complete control of a system.
SV-103141r1_rule WN19-UR-000040 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103143r1_rule WN19-UR-000050 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103145r1_rule WN19-UR-000060 CCI-002235 HIGH Windows Server 2019 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-103147r1_rule WN19-UR-000070 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103149r1_rule WN19-UR-000080 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103151r1_rule WN19-UR-000090 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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 expose the system to attack.
SV-103153r1_rule WN19-UR-000100 CCI-002235 HIGH Windows Server 2019 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-103155r1_rule WN19-UR-000110 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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 denial of service.
SV-103157r1_rule WN19-UR-000120 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Generate security audits user right must only be assigned to Local Service and Network Service. Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. The "Generate security audits" user right specifies users and processes that can generate Security Log audit records, which must only be the system service accounts defined.
SV-103159r1_rule WN19-UR-000130 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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 use this to elevate privileges.
SV-103161r1_rule WN19-UR-000140 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Increase scheduling priority: 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 "Increase scheduling priority" user right can change a scheduling priority, causing performance issues or a denial of service.
SV-103163r1_rule WN19-UR-000150 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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 a user to load device drivers dynamically on a system. This could be used by an attacker to install malicious code.
SV-103165r1_rule WN19-UR-000160 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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 denial of service.
SV-103167r1_rule WN19-UR-000180 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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 denial of service.
SV-103169r1_rule WN19-UR-000190 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. This could be used to delete volumes, resulting in data loss or a denial of service.
SV-103171r1_rule WN19-UR-000200 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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 use this to identify processes to attack.
SV-103173r1_rule WN19-UR-000210 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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 overwrite more current data.
SV-103175r1_rule WN19-UR-000220 CCI-002235 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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.
SV-103177r1_rule WN19-AU-000090 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must be configured to audit Account Management - Other Account Management Events successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred, as well as 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. Other Account Management Events records events such as the access of a password hash or the Password Policy Checking API being called. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210
SV-103179r1_rule WN19-AU-000140 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215
SV-103181r1_rule WN19-AU-000260 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212
SV-103183r1_rule WN19-AU-000270 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must be configured to audit Policy Change - Audit Policy Change failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred, as well as 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212
SV-103185r1_rule WN19-AU-000280 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210
SV-103187r1_rule WN19-AU-000290 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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". Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210
SV-103189r1_rule WN19-AU-000300 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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". Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210
SV-103191r1_rule WN19-AU-000310 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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". Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000064-GPOS-00033, SRG-OS-000462-GPOS-00206, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210
SV-103193r1_rule WN19-AU-000320 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must be configured to audit System - IPsec Driver successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred, as well as 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212
SV-103195r1_rule WN19-AU-000330 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212
SV-103197r1_rule WN19-AU-000340 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212
SV-103199r1_rule WN19-AU-000350 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212
SV-103201r1_rule WN19-AU-000360 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212
SV-103203r1_rule WN19-AU-000370 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212
SV-103205r1_rule WN19-AU-000380 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00216, SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222
SV-103207r1_rule WN19-AU-000390 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00215, SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00216, SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222
SV-103221r1_rule WN19-DC-000240 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must be configured to audit DS Access - Directory Service Access successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred, as well as 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 Directory Service Access records events related to users accessing an Active Directory object. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212
SV-103223r1_rule WN19-DC-000250 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must be configured to audit DS Access - Directory Service Access failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred, as well as 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 Directory Service Access records events related to users accessing an Active Directory object. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212
SV-103225r1_rule WN19-DC-000260 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must be configured to audit DS Access - Directory Service Changes successes. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred, as well as 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 Directory Service Changes records events related to changes made to objects in Active Directory Domain Services. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212
SV-103227r1_rule WN19-DC-000270 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must be configured to audit DS Access - Directory Service Changes failures. Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, and analyze compromises that have occurred, as well as 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 Directory Service Changes records events related to changes made to objects in Active Directory Domain Services. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127, SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212
SV-103229r1_rule WN19-AC-000020 CCI-000044 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must have the number of allowed bad logon attempts 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 normal user logon.
SV-103231r1_rule WN19-AC-000030 CCI-000044 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must have the period of time before the bad logon counter is reset configured to 15 minutes or greater. 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128
SV-103233r1_rule WN19-AC-000010 CCI-002238 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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 period of time that an account will remain locked after the specified number of failed logon attempts.
SV-103235r1_rule WN19-SO-000130 CCI-000048 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 required legal notice must be configured to display before console logon. Failure to display the logon banner prior to a logon attempt will negate legal proceedings resulting from unauthorized access to system resources. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006, SRG-OS-000024-GPOS-00007, SRG-OS-000228-GPOS-00088
SV-103237r1_rule WN19-SO-000140 CCI-000048 LOW Windows Server 2019 title for legal banner dialog box must be configured with the appropriate text. Failure to display the logon banner prior to a logon attempt will negate legal proceedings resulting from unauthorized access to system resources. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006, SRG-OS-000228-GPOS-00088
SV-103239r1_rule WN19-SO-000050 CCI-000169 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must force audit policy subcategory settings to override audit policy category settings. 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-103241r1_rule WN19-AU-000070 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103243r1_rule WN19-AU-000080 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103249r1_rule WN19-AU-000210 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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 that have administrative privileges and can be used to elevate processes. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214, SRG-OS-000472-GPOS-00217, SRG-OS-000473-GPOS-00218, SRG-OS-000475-GPOS-00220
SV-103251r1_rule WN19-AU-000220 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103253r1_rule WN19-AU-000230 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103259r1_rule WN19-AU-000180 CCI-000172 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must be configured to audit 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000472-GPOS-00217, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
SV-103261r1_rule WN19-CC-000090 CCI-000135 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103263r1_rule WN19-CC-000460 CCI-000135 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 PowerShell script block logging 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. 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-103265r1_rule WN19-CC-000270 CCI-001849 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103267r1_rule WN19-CC-000280 CCI-001849 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Security event log size must be configured to 196608 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-103269r1_rule WN19-CC-000290 CCI-001849 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103277r1_rule WN19-AU-000030 CCI-000162 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029
SV-103279r1_rule WN19-AU-000040 CCI-000162 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029
SV-103281r1_rule WN19-AU-000050 CCI-000162 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029
SV-103283r1_rule WN19-AU-000060 CCI-001494 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Event Viewer must be protected from unauthorized modification and deletion. Protecting audit information also includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tools is necessary to prevent unauthorized operation on audit information. Operating systems providing tools to interface with audit information will leverage user permissions and roles identifying the user accessing the tools and the corresponding rights the user enjoys in order to make access decisions regarding the modification or deletion of audit tools. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098, SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099
SV-103285r1_rule WN19-UR-000170 CCI-000162 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029, SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032, SRG-OS-000337-GPOS-00129
SV-103287r1_rule WN19-CC-000420 CCI-001812 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must prevent users 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-103289r1_rule WN19-CC-000430 CCI-001812 HIGH Windows Server 2019 must disable the Windows Installer Always install with elevated privileges option. 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-103303r1_rule WN19-00-000100 CCI-000366 HIGH Windows Server 2019 must be maintained at a supported servicing level. Systems at unsupported servicing levels will not receive security updates for new vulnerabilities, which leave them subject to exploitation. Systems must be maintained at a servicing level supported by the vendor with new security updates.
SV-103309r2_rule WN19-00-000240 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must have software certificate installation files removed. Use of software certificates and their accompanying installation files for end users to access resources is less secure than the use of hardware-based certificates.
SV-103321r1_rule WN19-CC-000030 CCI-000366 LOW Windows Server 2019 Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) source routing must be configured to the highest protection level to prevent IP source routing. Configuring the system to disable IPv6 source routing protects against spoofing.
SV-103323r1_rule WN19-CC-000040 CCI-000366 LOW Windows Server 2019 source routing must be configured to the highest protection level to prevent Internet Protocol (IP) source routing. Configuring the system to disable IP source routing protects against spoofing.
SV-103325r1_rule WN19-CC-000050 CCI-000366 LOW Windows Server 2019 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 the shortest path first.
SV-103327r1_rule WN19-CC-000070 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103329r1_rule WN19-CC-000080 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 hardened Universal Naming Convention (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 UNC paths specified in hardened UNC paths before allowing access to them. This aids in preventing tampering with or spoofing of connections to these paths.
SV-103331r1_rule WN19-CC-000100 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103337r1_rule WN19-CC-000130 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Early Launch Antimalware, Boot-Start Driver Initialization Policy must prevent boot drivers identified as bad. Compromised boot drivers can introduce malware prior to protection mechanisms that load after initialization. The Early Launch Antimalware driver can limit allowed drivers based on classifications determined by the malware protection application. At a minimum, drivers determined to be bad must not be allowed.
SV-103339r1_rule WN19-CC-000140 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 group policy objects must be reprocessed even if they have not changed. Registry entries for group policy settings can potentially be changed from the required configuration. This could occur as part of troubleshooting or by a malicious process on a compromised system. Enabling this setting and then selecting the "Process even if the Group Policy objects have not changed" option ensures 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-103341r1_rule WN19-CC-000180 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 users must be prompted to authenticate when the system wakes from sleep (on battery). A system that does not require authentication when resuming from sleep may provide access to unauthorized users. Authentication must always be required when accessing a system. This setting ensures users are prompted for a password when the system wakes from sleep (on battery).
SV-103343r1_rule WN19-CC-000190 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 users must be prompted to authenticate when the system wakes from sleep (plugged in). A system that does not require authentication when resuming from sleep may provide access to unauthorized users. Authentication must always be required when accessing a system. This setting ensures users are prompted for a password when the system wakes from sleep (plugged in).
SV-103345r1_rule WN19-CC-000250 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Telemetry must be configured to Security or Basic. 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.
SV-103347r1_rule WN19-CC-000260 CCI-000366 LOW Windows Server 2019 Windows Update must not obtain updates from other PCs on the Internet. Windows Update can 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-103349r1_rule WN19-CC-000320 CCI-000366 LOW Windows Server 2019 Turning off 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-103351r1_rule WN19-CC-000330 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 File Explorer shell protocol must run in protected mode. The shell protocol will limit the set of folders that 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-103353r1_rule WN19-CC-000390 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must prevent attachments 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-103355r1_rule WN19-CC-000440 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103357r1_rule WN19-CC-000450 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must disable automatically signing in the last interactive user after a system-initiated restart. 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-103361r1_rule WN19-DC-000330 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 domain controllers must be configured to allow reset of machine account passwords. Enabling this setting on all domain controllers in a domain prevents domain members from changing their computer account passwords. If these passwords are weak or compromised, the inability to change them may leave these computers vulnerable.
SV-103363r1_rule WN19-MS-000050 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must limit the caching of logon credentials to four or less on domain-joined member servers. 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-103367r1_rule WN19-SO-000020 CCI-000366 HIGH Windows Server 2019 must prevent local accounts with blank passwords from being used from the network. An account without a password can allow unauthorized access to a system as only the username would be required. Password policies should prevent accounts with blank passwords from existing on a system. However, if a local account with a blank password does exist, enabling this setting will prevent network access, limiting the account to local console logon only.
SV-103369r1_rule WN19-SO-000030 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103371r1_rule WN19-SO-000040 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103373r1_rule WN19-SO-000100 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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 must be set to no more than 30 days, ensuring the machine changes its password monthly.
SV-103375r1_rule WN19-SO-000150 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103379r1_rule WN19-SO-000220 CCI-000366 HIGH Windows Server 2019 must not allow anonymous enumeration of Security Account Manager (SAM) accounts. Anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts allows anonymous logon users (null session connections) to list all accounts names, thus providing a list of potential points to attack the system.
SV-103381r1_rule WN19-SO-000240 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must be configured to prevent anonymous users from having the same permissions as the Everyone group. Access by anonymous users must be restricted. If this setting is enabled, anonymous users have the same rights and permissions as the built-in Everyone group. Anonymous users must not have these permissions or rights.
SV-103383r1_rule WN19-SO-000260 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 services using Local System that use Negotiate when reverting to NTLM authentication must use the computer identity instead of authenticating anonymously. Services using Local System that use Negotiate when reverting to NTLM authentication may gain unauthorized access if allowed to authenticate anonymously versus using the computer identity.
SV-103385r1_rule WN19-SO-000270 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must prevent NTLM from falling back to a Null session. NTLM sessions that are allowed to fall back to Null (unauthenticated) sessions may gain unauthorized access.
SV-103387r1_rule WN19-SO-000280 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must prevent PKU2U authentication using online identities. 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-103389r1_rule WN19-SO-000310 CCI-000366 HIGH Windows Server 2019 LAN Manager authentication level must be configured 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 standalone computers that are running later versions.
SV-103391r1_rule WN19-SO-000320 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must be configured to at least negotiate signing for LDAP client signing. This setting controls the signing requirements for LDAP clients. This must be set to "Negotiate signing" or "Require signing", depending on the environment and type of LDAP server in use.
SV-103393r1_rule WN19-SO-000330 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 session security for NTLM SSP-based clients must be configured to require NTLMv2 session security and 128-bit encryption. Microsoft has implemented a variety of security support providers for use with Remote Procedure Call (RPC) sessions. All of the options must be enabled to ensure the maximum security level.
SV-103395r1_rule WN19-SO-000340 CCI-000366 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 session security for NTLM SSP-based servers must be configured to require NTLMv2 session security and 128-bit encryption. Microsoft has implemented a variety of security support providers for use with Remote Procedure Call (RPC) sessions. All of the options must be enabled to ensure the maximum security level.
SV-103397r1_rule WN19-SO-000370 CCI-000366 LOW Windows Server 2019 default permissions of global system objects must be strengthened. 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 Discretionary Access Control List (DACL) that specifies who can access the objects with what permissions. When this policy is enabled, the default DACL is stronger, allowing non-administrative users to read shared objects but not to modify shared objects they did not create.
SV-103459r1_rule WN19-CC-000210 CCI-001764 HIGH Windows Server 2019 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 into 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-103461r1_rule WN19-CC-000220 CCI-001764 HIGH Windows Server 2019 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-103463r1_rule WN19-CC-000230 CCI-001764 HIGH Windows Server 2019 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 media is inserted into 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. Enabling this policy disables AutoPlay on all drives.
SV-103469r1_rule WN19-00-000320 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must not have the Fax Server role installed. Unnecessary services increase the attack surface of a system. Some of these services may not support required levels of authentication or encryption or may provide unauthorized access to the system.
SV-103471r1_rule WN19-00-000340 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must not have the Peer Name Resolution Protocol installed. Unnecessary services increase the attack surface of a system. Some of these services may not support required levels of authentication or encryption or may provide unauthorized access to the system.
SV-103473r1_rule WN19-00-000350 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must not have Simple TCP/IP Services installed. Unnecessary services increase the attack surface of a system. Some of these services may not support required levels of authentication or encryption or may provide unauthorized access to the system.
SV-103475r1_rule WN19-00-000370 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must not have the TFTP Client installed. Unnecessary services increase the attack surface of a system. Some of these services may not support required levels of authentication or encryption or may provide unauthorized access to the system.
SV-103477r1_rule WN19-00-000380 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must not the Server Message Block (SMB) v1 protocol installed. 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 and is not FIPS compliant.
SV-103479r1_rule WN19-00-000390 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must have the Server Message Block (SMB) v1 protocol 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.
SV-103481r1_rule WN19-00-000400 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must have the Server Message Block (SMB) v1 protocol 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.
SV-103483r1_rule WN19-00-000410 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must not have Windows PowerShell 2.0 installed. Windows PowerShell 5.x added advanced logging features that 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.x script block logging feature.
SV-103485r1_rule WN19-CC-000010 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must prevent the display of slide shows on the lock screen. 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-103487r1_rule WN19-CC-000020 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must have WDigest Authentication 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 Server 2019. This setting ensures this is enforced.
SV-103489r1_rule WN19-CC-000150 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 downloading print driver packages over HTTP must be turned off. 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 will prevent uncontrolled updates to the system. This setting prevents the computer from downloading print driver packages over HTTP.
SV-103491r1_rule WN19-CC-000160 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 printing over HTTP must be turned off. 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 will prevent 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-103493r1_rule WN19-CC-000170 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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 in to Windows.
SV-103495r1_rule WN19-CC-000200 CCI-000381 LOW Windows Server 2019 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 will prevent 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-103497r2_rule WN19-CC-000300 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Windows Defender SmartScreen must be enabled. Windows Defender SmartScreen helps protect systems from programs downloaded from the internet that may be malicious. Enabling SmartScreen can block potentially malicious programs or warn users.
SV-103499r1_rule WN19-CC-000400 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must disable Basic authentication for RSS feeds over HTTP. Basic authentication uses plain-text passwords that could be used to compromise a system. Disabling Basic authentication will reduce this potential.
SV-103501r1_rule WN19-CC-000410 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must prevent Indexing of encrypted files. Indexing of encrypted files may expose sensitive data. This setting prevents encrypted files from being indexed.
SV-103505r1_rule WN19-MS-000030 CCI-000381 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 local users on domain-joined member servers 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-103507r1_rule WN19-00-000330 CCI-000382 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must not have the Microsoft FTP service installed unless required by the organization. Unnecessary services increase the attack surface of a system. Some of these services may not support required levels of authentication or encryption.
SV-103509r1_rule WN19-00-000360 CCI-000382 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must not have the Telnet Client installed. Unnecessary services increase the attack surface of a system. Some of these services may not support required levels of authentication or encryption or may provide unauthorized access to the system.
SV-103511r1_rule WN19-CC-000340 CCI-002038 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must not save passwords 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156
SV-103513r1_rule WN19-CC-000360 CCI-002038 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156
SV-103515r1_rule WN19-CC-000520 CCI-002038 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156
SV-103517r1_rule WN19-SO-000380 CCI-002038 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156
SV-103519r1_rule WN19-SO-000410 CCI-002038 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 User Account Control must automatically deny standard user requests for elevation. User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. This setting controls the behavior of elevation when requested by a standard user account. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156
SV-103521r1_rule WN19-SO-000440 CCI-002038 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156
SV-103529r1_rule WN19-DC-000020 CCI-001941 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Kerberos user logon restrictions must be enforced. This policy setting determines whether the Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) validates every request for a session ticket against the user rights policy of the target computer. The policy is enabled by default, which is the most secure setting for validating that access to target resources is not circumvented. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000112-GPOS-00057, SRG-OS-000113-GPOS-00058
SV-103531r1_rule WN19-DC-000030 CCI-001941 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Kerberos service ticket maximum lifetime must be limited to 600 minutes or less. This setting determines the maximum amount of time (in minutes) that a granted session ticket can be used to access a particular service. Session tickets are used only to authenticate new connections with servers. Ongoing operations are not interrupted if the session ticket used to authenticate the connection expires during the connection. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000112-GPOS-00057, SRG-OS-000113-GPOS-00058
SV-103533r1_rule WN19-DC-000040 CCI-001941 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Kerberos user ticket lifetime must be limited to 10 hours or less. In Kerberos, there are two types of tickets: Ticket Granting Tickets (TGTs) and Service Tickets. Kerberos tickets have a limited lifetime so the time an attacker has to implement an attack is limited. This policy controls how long TGTs can be renewed. With Kerberos, the user's initial authentication to the domain controller results in a TGT, which is then used to request Service Tickets to resources. Upon startup, each computer gets a TGT before requesting a service ticket to the domain controller and any other computers it needs to access. For services that start up under a specified user account, users must always get a TGT first and then get Service Tickets to all computers and services accessed. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000112-GPOS-00057, SRG-OS-000113-GPOS-00058
SV-103535r1_rule WN19-DC-000050 CCI-001941 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Kerberos policy user ticket renewal maximum lifetime must be limited to seven days or less. This setting determines the period of time (in days) during which a user's Ticket Granting Ticket (TGT) may be renewed. This security configuration limits the amount of time an attacker has to crack the TGT and gain access. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000112-GPOS-00057, SRG-OS-000113-GPOS-00058
SV-103537r1_rule WN19-DC-000060 CCI-001941 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 computer clock synchronization tolerance must be limited to five minutes or less. This setting determines the maximum time difference (in minutes) that Kerberos will tolerate between the time on a client's clock and the time on a server's clock while still considering the two clocks synchronous. In order to prevent replay attacks, Kerberos uses timestamps as part of its protocol definition. For timestamps to work properly, the clocks of the client and the server need to be in sync as much as possible. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000112-GPOS-00057, SRG-OS-000113-GPOS-00058
SV-103539r1_rule WN19-MS-000040 CCI-001967 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must restrict unauthenticated Remote Procedure Call (RPC) clients from connecting to the RPC server on domain-joined member servers and standalone systems. Unauthenticated RPC clients may allow anonymous access to sensitive information. Configuring RPC to restrict unauthenticated RPC clients from connecting to the RPC server will prevent anonymous connections.
SV-103541r1_rule WN19-SO-000090 CCI-001967 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103545r1_rule WN19-AC-000080 CCI-000192 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must have the built-in Windows password complexity policy enabled. The use of complex passwords increases their strength against attack. The built-in Windows password complexity policy requires passwords to contain at least three of the four types of characters (numbers, uppercase and lowercase letters, and special characters) and prevents the inclusion of user names or parts of user names. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037, SRG-OS-000070-GPOS-00038, SRG-OS-000071-GPOS-00039, SRG-OS-000266-GPOS-00101
SV-103549r1_rule WN19-AC-000070 CCI-000205 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 minimum password length must be configured to 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-103551r1_rule WN19-AC-000090 CCI-000196 HIGH Windows Server 2019 reversible password encryption must be disabled. Storing passwords using reversible encryption is essentially the same as storing clear-text versions of the passwords, which are easily compromised. For this reason, this policy must never be enabled.
SV-103553r1_rule WN19-SO-000300 CCI-000196 HIGH Windows Server 2019 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 a LAN Manager hash of the password is stored in the SAM the next time the password is changed.
SV-103555r1_rule WN19-SO-000180 CCI-000197 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 unencrypted passwords must not be sent to third-party Server Message Block (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 determine if there is a way to support encrypted password authentication.
SV-103557r1_rule WN19-AC-000060 CCI-000198 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 minimum password age must be configured to at least one 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-103563r1_rule WN19-AC-000050 CCI-000199 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103565r1_rule WN19-AC-000040 CCI-000200 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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 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-103573r1_rule WN19-PK-000010 CCI-000185 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must have the DoD Root Certificate Authority (CA) certificates 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 CAs. The DoD root certificates will ensure that the trust chain is established for server certificates issued from the DoD CAs. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000066-GPOS-00034, SRG-OS-000403-GPOS-00182
SV-103575r1_rule WN19-PK-000020 CCI-000185 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must have the DoD Interoperability Root Certificate Authority (CA) cross-certificates 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000066-GPOS-00034, SRG-OS-000403-GPOS-00182
SV-103577r1_rule WN19-PK-000030 CCI-000185 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must have the US DoD CCEB Interoperability Root CA cross-certificates 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000066-GPOS-00034, SRG-OS-000403-GPOS-00182
SV-103579r1_rule WN19-SO-000350 CCI-000186 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 users must be required to enter a password to access private keys stored on the computer. If the private key is discovered, an attacker can use the key to authenticate as an authorized user and gain access to the network infrastructure. The cornerstone of the PKI is the private key used to encrypt or digitally sign information. If the private key is stolen, this will lead to the compromise of the authentication and non-repudiation gained through PKI because the attacker can use the private key to digitally sign documents and pretend to be the authorized user. Both the holders of a digital certificate and the issuing authority must protect the computers, storage devices, or whatever they use to keep the private keys.
SV-103581r1_rule WN19-SO-000290 CCI-000803 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Kerberos encryption types must be configured to prevent the use of DES and RC4 encryption suites. Certain encryption types are no longer considered secure. The DES and RC4 encryption suites must not be used for Kerberos encryption. Note: Organizations with domain controllers running earlier versions of Windows where RC4 encryption is enabled, selecting "The other domain supports Kerberos AES Encryption" on domain trusts, may be required to allow client communication across the trust relationship.
SV-103583r1_rule WN19-SO-000010 CCI-000804 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must have the built-in guest account disabled. A system faces an increased vulnerability threat if the built-in guest account is not disabled. This 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-103585r1_rule WN19-CC-000480 CCI-002890 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173, SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174
SV-103587r1_rule WN19-CC-000510 CCI-002890 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173, SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174
SV-103589r1_rule WN19-CC-000470 CCI-000877 HIGH Windows Server 2019 Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client must not use Basic authentication. Basic authentication uses plain-text passwords that could be used to compromise a system. Disabling Basic authentication will reduce this potential.
SV-103591r1_rule WN19-CC-000490 CCI-000877 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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. Disallowing Digest authentication will reduce this potential.
SV-103593r1_rule WN19-CC-000500 CCI-000877 HIGH Windows Server 2019 Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service must not use Basic authentication. Basic authentication uses plain-text passwords that could be used to compromise a system. Disabling Basic authentication will reduce this potential.
SV-103597r1_rule WN19-SO-000360 CCI-002450 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must be configured to use FIPS-compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing, and signing. This setting ensures 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-103603r1_rule WN19-CC-000240 CCI-001084 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103605r1_rule WN19-MS-000020 CCI-001084 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 local administrator accounts must have their privileged token filtered to prevent elevated privileges from being used over the network on domain-joined member servers. 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 local administrator accounts will prevent the elevated privileges of these accounts from being used over the network.
SV-103607r1_rule WN19-SO-000390 CCI-001084 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 UIAccess applications must not be allowed to prompt for elevation without using the secure desktop. User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. This setting prevents User Interface Accessibility programs from disabling the secure desktop for elevation prompts.
SV-103609r1_rule WN19-SO-000400 CCI-001084 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 User Account Control must, at a minimum, 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-103611r1_rule WN19-SO-000420 CCI-001084 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 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-103613r1_rule WN19-SO-000430 CCI-001084 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 User Account Control (UAC) must only elevate UIAccess applications that are installed in secure locations. 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-103615r1_rule WN19-SO-000450 CCI-001084 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 User Account Control (UAC) must virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations. 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-103619r1_rule WN19-CC-000350 CCI-001090 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Remote Desktop Services must prevent drive redirection. Preventing users from sharing the local drives on their client computers with Remote Session Hosts that they access helps reduce possible exposure of sensitive data.
SV-103623r1_rule WN19-SO-000230 CCI-001090 HIGH Windows Server 2019 must not allow anonymous enumeration of shares. 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-103625r1_rule WN19-SO-000250 CCI-001090 HIGH Windows Server 2019 must restrict anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares. 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-103627r1_rule WN19-CC-000060 CCI-002385 LOW Windows Server 2019 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 server's WINS resolution capability.
SV-103631r1_rule WN19-DC-000320 CCI-002418 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 domain controllers must require LDAP access signing. Unsigned network traffic is susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks, where an intruder captures packets between the server and the client and modifies them before forwarding them to the client. In the case of an LDAP server, this means that an attacker could cause a client to make decisions based on false records from the LDAP directory. The risk of an attacker pulling this off can be decreased by implementing strong physical security measures to protect the network infrastructure. Furthermore, implementing Internet Protocol security (IPsec) authentication header mode (AH), which performs mutual authentication and packet integrity for Internet Protocol (IP) traffic, can make all types of man-in-the-middle attacks extremely difficult. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000424-GPOS-00188
SV-103633r1_rule WN19-SO-000060 CCI-002418 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 setting Domain member: Digitally encrypt or sign secure channel data (always) must be configured to Enabled. 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000424-GPOS-00188
SV-103635r1_rule WN19-SO-000070 CCI-002418 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 setting Domain member: Digitally encrypt secure channel data (when possible) must be configured to enabled. 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000424-GPOS-00188
SV-103637r1_rule WN19-SO-000080 CCI-002418 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 setting Domain member: Digitally sign secure channel data (when possible) must be configured to Enabled. 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000424-GPOS-00188
SV-103639r1_rule WN19-SO-000110 CCI-002418 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 must be configured to require a strong session key. A computer connecting to a domain controller will establish a secure channel. The secure channel connection may be subject to compromise, such as hijacking or eavesdropping, if strong session keys are not used to establish the connection. Requiring strong session keys enforces 128-bit encryption between systems. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000424-GPOS-00188
SV-103641r1_rule WN19-SO-000160 CCI-002418 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 setting Microsoft network client: Digitally sign communications (always) must be configured to Enabled. 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000424-GPOS-00188
SV-103643r1_rule WN19-SO-000170 CCI-002418 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 setting Microsoft network client: Digitally sign communications (if server agrees) must be configured to Enabled. The server message block (SMB) protocol provides the basis for many network operations. If this policy is enabled, the SMB client will request packet signing when communicating with an SMB server that is enabled or required to perform SMB packet signing. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000424-GPOS-00188
SV-103645r1_rule WN19-SO-000190 CCI-002418 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 setting Microsoft network server: Digitally sign communications (always) must be configured to Enabled. 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000424-GPOS-00188
SV-103647r1_rule WN19-SO-000200 CCI-002418 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 setting Microsoft network server: Digitally sign communications (if client agrees) must be configured to Enabled. 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 negotiate SMB packet signing as requested by the client. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000424-GPOS-00188
SV-103649r1_rule WN19-CC-000310 CCI-002824 MEDIUM Windows Server 2019 Explorer Data Execution Prevention must be enabled. Data Execution Prevention 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.