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Secure Boot must be enabled on Windows 11 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 11, 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-253257r877465_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Enable Secure Boot in the system firmware.