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Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Active Directory SYSVOL directory must have the proper access control permissions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Improper access permissions for directory data files could allow unauthorized users to read, modify, or delete directory data...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Active Directory Group Policy objects must have proper access control permissions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When directory service database objects do not have appropriate access control permissions, it may be possible for malicious ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Active Directory Domain Controllers Organizational Unit (OU) object must have the proper access control permissions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When Active Directory objects do not have appropriate access control permissions, it may be possible for malicious users to c...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Domain-created Active Directory Organizational Unit (OU) objects must have proper access control permissions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When directory service database objects do not have appropriate access control permissions, it may be possible for malicious ...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Data files owned by users must be on a different logical partition from the directory server data files.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When directory service data files, especially for directories used for identification, authentication, or authorization, resi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Domain controllers must run on a machine dedicated to that function.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Executing application servers on the same host machine with a directory server may substantially weaken the security of the d...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000396-GPOS-00176

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Separate, NSA-approved (Type 1) cryptography must be used to protect the directory data in transit for directory service implementations at a classified confidentiality level when replication data traverses a network cleared to a lower level than the data.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Directory data that is not appropriately encrypted is subject to compromise. Commercial-grade encryption does not provide ade...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Directory data (outside the root DSE) of a non-public directory must be configured to prevent anonymous access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To the extent that anonymous access to directory data (outside the root DSE) is permitted, read access control of the data is...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The directory service must be configured to terminate LDAP-based network connections to the directory server after 5 minutes of inactivity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The failure to terminate inactive network connections increases the risk of a successful attack on the directory server. The ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Active Directory Group Policy objects must be configured with proper audit settings.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When inappropriate audit settings are configured for directory service database objects, it may be possible for a user or pro...
    Rule Medium Severity

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