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Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Passwords must not be saved in the Remote Desktop Client.

    <VulnDiscussion>Saving passwords in the Remote Desktop Client could allow an unauthorized user to establish a remote desktop session to anoth...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Local drives must be prevented from sharing with Remote Desktop Session Hosts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Preventing users from sharing the local drives on their client computers to Remote Session Hosts that they access helps reduc...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Remote Desktop Services must always prompt a client for passwords upon connection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This setting controls the ability of users to supply passwords automatically as part of their remote desktop connection. Disa...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Remote Desktop Session Host must require secure RPC communications.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Allowing unsecure RPC communication exposes the system to man in the middle attacks and data disclosure attacks. A man in the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Remote Desktop Services must be configured with the client connection encryption set to the required level.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Remote connections must be encrypted to prevent interception of data or sensitive information. Selecting "High Level" will en...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Attachments must be prevented from being downloaded from RSS feeds.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Attachments from RSS feeds may not be secure. This setting will prevent attachments from being downloaded from RSS feeds.&lt;...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Basic authentication for RSS feeds over HTTP must not be used.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Basic authentication uses plain text passwords that could be used to compromise a system.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;FalsePosi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Indexing of encrypted files must be turned off.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Indexing of encrypted files may expose sensitive data. This setting prevents encrypted files from being indexed.&lt;/VulnDisc...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000362-GPOS-00149

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Users must be prevented from changing installation options.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Installation options for applications are typically controlled by administrators. This setting prevents users from changing i...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000362-GPOS-00149

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Windows Installer feature "Always install with elevated privileges" must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Standard user accounts must not be granted elevated privileges. Enabling Windows Installer to elevate privileges when install...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Users must be notified if a web-based program attempts to install software.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Web-based programs may attempt to install malicious software on a system. Ensuring users are notified if a web-based program ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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