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Windows Server 2022 must restrict unauthenticated Remote Procedure Call (RPC) clients from connecting to the RPC server on domain-joined member servers and standalone or nondomain-joined systems.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Unauthenticated RPC clients may allow anonymous access to sensitive information. Configuring RPC to restrict unauthenticated RPC clients from connecting to the RPC server will prevent anonymous connections.

ID
SV-254431r971545_rule
Version
WN22-MS-000040
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> System >> Remote Procedure Call >> Restrict Unauthenticated RPC clients to "Enabled" with "Authenticated" selected.