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Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The system must be configured to audit System - Security State Change successes.

    <VulnDiscussion>Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The system must be configured to audit System - Security System Extension 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-000463-GPOS-00207

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The system must be configured to audit System - System Integrity 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-000463-GPOS-00207

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The system must be configured to audit System - System Integrity 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-000341-GPOS-00132

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Application event log size must be configured to 32768 KB or greater.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inadequate log size will cause the log to fill up quickly. This may prevent audit events from being recorded properly and req...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000341-GPOS-00132

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Security event log size must be configured to 1024000 KB or greater.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inadequate log size will cause the log to fill up quickly. This may prevent audit events from being recorded properly and req...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000341-GPOS-00132

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The System event log size must be configured to 32768 KB or greater.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Inadequate log size will cause the log to fill up quickly. This may prevent audit events from being recorded properly and req...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Windows 11 permissions for the Application event log must prevent access by non-privileged accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Windows 11 permissions for the Security event log must prevent access by non-privileged accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Windows 11 permissions for the System event log must prevent access by non-privileged accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Windows 11 must be configured to audit Other Policy Change Events 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-000037-GPOS-00015

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Windows 11 must be configured to audit Other Policy Change Events 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-000037-GPOS-00015

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Windows 11 must be configured to audit other Logon/Logoff Events 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-000037-GPOS-00015

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Windows 11 must be configured to audit other Logon/Logoff Events 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-000037-GPOS-00015

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Windows 11 must be configured to audit Detailed File Share 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-000037-GPOS-00015

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Windows 11 must be configured to audit MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change 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-000037-GPOS-00015

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Windows 11 must be configured to audit MPSSVC Rule-Level Policy Change 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-000095-GPOS-00049

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Camera access from the lock screen must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Enabling camera access from the lock screen could allow for unauthorized use. Requiring logon will ensure the device is only ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Windows 11 must cover or disable the built-in or attached camera when not in use.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission ob...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The system must be configured to ignore NetBIOS name release requests except from WINS servers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Configuring the system to ignore name release requests, except from WINS servers, prevents a denial of service (DoS) attack. ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000134-GPOS-00068

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Local administrator accounts must have their privileged token filtered to prevent elevated privileges from being used over the network on domain systems.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A compromised local administrator account can provide means for an attacker to move laterally between domain systems. With U...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • WDigest Authentication must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When the WDigest Authentication protocol is enabled, plain text passwords are stored in the Local Security Authority Subsyste...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Run as different user must be removed from context menus.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "Run as different user" selection from context menus allows the use of credentials other than the currently logged on use...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Insecure logons to an SMB server must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Insecure guest logons allow unauthenticated access to shared folders. Shared resources on a system must require authenticatio...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Internet connection sharing must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet connection sharing makes it possible for an existing internet connection, such as through wireless, to be shared and...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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