Hardened UNC paths must be defined to require mutual authentication and integrity for at least the \\*\SYSVOL and \\*\NETLOGON shares.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Additional security requirements are applied to Universal Naming Convention (UNC) paths specified in Hardened UNC paths before allowing access to them. This aids in preventing tampering with or spoofing of connections to these paths.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-250319r991589_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Network >> Network Provider >> "Hardened UNC Paths" to "Enabled" with at least the following configured in "Hardened UNC Paths:" (click the "Show" button to display).
Value Name: \\*\SYSVOL
Value: RequireMutualAuthentication=1, RequireIntegrity=1
Value Name: \\*\NETLOGON