Windows Server 2019 must not allow anonymous enumeration of Security Account Manager (SAM) accounts.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts allows anonymous logon users (null session connections) to list all accounts names, thus providing a list of potential points to attack the system.
- ID
- SV-205914r991589_rule
- Version
- WN19-SO-000220
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> "Network access: Do not allow anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts" to "Enabled".