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Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000112-GPOS-00057

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  • Windows Server 2022 computer clock synchronization tolerance must be limited to five minutes or less.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This setting determines the maximum time difference (in minutes) that Kerberos will tolerate between the time on a client's c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125

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    Group
  • Windows Server 2022 permissions on the Active Directory data files must only allow System and Administrators access.

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

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    Group
  • Windows Server 2022 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

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    Group
  • Windows Server 2022 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

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    Group
  • Windows Server 2022 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

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  • Windows Server 2022 organization 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

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  • Windows Server 2022 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

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    Group
  • Windows Server 2022 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

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  • Windows Server 2022 must use separate, NSA-approved (Type 1) cryptography 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

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    Group
  • Windows Server 2022 directory data (outside the root DSE) of a nonpublic 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

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  • Windows Server 2022 directory service must be configured to terminate LDAP-based network connections to the directory server after five 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

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    Group
  • Windows Server 2022 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
  • SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127

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    Group
  • Windows Server 2022 Active Directory Domain object 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
  • SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127

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  • Windows Server 2022 Active Directory Infrastructure object 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
  • SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127

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  • Windows Server 2022 Active Directory Domain Controllers Organizational Unit (OU) object 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
  • SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127

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    Group
  • Windows Server 2022 Active Directory AdminSDHolder object 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
  • SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127

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  • Windows Server 2022 Active Directory RID Manager$ object 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
  • SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004

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  • Windows Server 2022 must be configured to audit Account Management - Computer Account Management successes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127

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  • Windows Server 2022 must be configured to audit DS Access - Directory Service Access successes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127

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    Group
  • Windows Server 2022 must be configured to audit DS Access - Directory Service Access failures.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127

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  • Windows Server 2022 must be configured to audit DS Access - Directory Service Changes successes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000066-GPOS-00034

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  • Windows Server 2022 domain controllers must have a PKI server certificate.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Domain controllers are part of the chain of trust for PKI authentications. Without the appropriate certificate, the authentic...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000066-GPOS-00034

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  • Windows Server 2022 domain Controller PKI certificates must be issued by the DoD PKI or an approved External Certificate Authority (ECA).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A PKI implementation depends on the practices established by the Certificate Authority (CA) to ensure the implementation is s...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000066-GPOS-00034

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  • Windows Server 2022 PKI certificates associated with user accounts must be issued by a DoD PKI or an approved External Certificate Authority (ECA).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A PKI implementation depends on the practices established by the Certificate Authority (CA) to ensure the implementation is s...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000105-GPOS-00052

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  • Windows Server 2022 Active Directory user accounts, including administrators, must be configured to require the use of a Common Access Card (CAC), Personal Identity Verification (PIV)-compliant hardware token, or Alternate Logon Token (ALT) for user authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Smart cards such as the CAC support a two-factor authentication technique. This provides a higher level of trust in the asser...
    Rule Medium Severity

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