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MS SQL Server 2016 Instance Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-APP-000141-DB-000093

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Remote Access feature must be disabled, unless specifically required and approved.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, pr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141-DB-000093

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Hadoop Connectivity feature must be disabled, unless specifically required and approved.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, pr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141-DB-000093

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Remote Data Archive feature must be disabled, unless specifically required and approved.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Information systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services, pr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141-DB-000092

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SQL Server External Scripts Enabled feature must be disabled, unless specifically required and approved.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;SQL Server is capable of providing a wide range of features and services. Some of the features and services, provided by defa...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-DB-000363

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The SQL Server Browser service must be disabled unless specifically required and approved.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The SQL Server Browser simplifies the administration of SQL Server, particularly when multiple instances of SQL Server coexis...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000141-DB-000092

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SQL Server Replication Xps feature must be disabled, unless specifically required and approved.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;SQL Server is capable of providing a wide range of features and services. Some of the features and services, provided by defa...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000516-DB-000363

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • If the SQL Server Browser Service is specifically required and approved, SQL instances must be hidden.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The SQL Server Browser simplifies the administration of SQL Server, particularly when multiple instances of SQL Server coexis...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000178-DB-000083

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • When using command-line tools such as SQLCMD in a mixed-mode authentication environment, users must use a logon method that does not expose the password.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To prevent the compromise of authentication information, such as passwords and PINs, during the authentication process, the f...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000178-DB-000083

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Applications must obscure feedback of authentication information during the authentication process to protect the information from possible exploitation/use by unauthorized individuals.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To prevent the compromise of authentication information, such as passwords and PINs, during the authentication process, the f...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000456-DB-000400

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Microsoft SQL Server products must be a version supported by the vendor.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unsupported commercial and database systems should not be used because fixes to newly identified bugs will not be implemented...
    Rule High Severity

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