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Microsoft Windows 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Systems must at least attempt device authentication using certificates.
Systems must at least attempt device authentication using certificates.
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Systems must at least attempt device authentication using certificates.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Using certificates to authenticate devices to the domain provides increased security over passwords. By default systems will attempt to authenticate using certificates and fall back to passwords if the domain controller does not support certificates for devices. This may also be configured to always use certificates for device authentication.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>