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Microsoft Windows 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • The Windows 10 system must use an anti-virus program.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Malicious software can establish a base on individual desktops and servers. Employing an automated mechanism to detect this t...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

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    Group
  • Local volumes must be formatted using NTFS.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ability to set access permissions and auditing is critical to maintaining the security and proper access controls of a sy...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • Alternate operating systems must not be permitted on the same system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Allowing other operating systems to run on a secure system may allow security to be circumvented.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;F...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069

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    Group
  • Non system-created file shares on a system must limit access to groups that require it.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Shares which provide network access, should not typically exist on a workstation except for system-created administrative sha...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000118-GPOS-00060

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    Group
  • Unused accounts must be disabled or removed from the system after 35 days of inactivity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Outdated or unused accounts provide penetration points that may go undetected. Inactive accounts must be deleted if no longe...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125

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    Group
  • Only accounts responsible for the administration of a system must have Administrator rights on the system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;An account that does not have Administrator duties must not have Administrator rights. Such rights would allow the account t...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • Only accounts responsible for the backup operations must be members of the Backup Operators group.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Backup Operators are able to read and write to any file in the system, regardless of the rights assigned to it. Backup and r...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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    Group
  • Only authorized user accounts must be allowed to create or run virtual machines on Windows 10 systems.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Allowing other operating systems to run on a secure system may allow users to circumvent security. For Hyper-V, preventing un...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • Standard local user accounts must not exist on a system in a domain.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To minimize potential points of attack, local user accounts, other than built-in accounts and local administrator accounts, m...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044

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    Group
  • Accounts must be configured to require password expiration.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Passwords that do not expire increase exposure with a greater probability of being discovered or cracked.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&...
    Rule Medium Severity

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