Secure Boot must be enabled on Windows Server 2016 systems.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Secure Boot is a standard that ensures systems boot only to a trusted operating system. Secure Boot is required to support additional security features in Windows Server 2016, including Virtualization Based Security and Credential Guard. If Secure Boot is turned off, these security features will not function.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-224864r991589_rule
- Severity
- Low
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Enable Secure Boot in the system firmware.