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III - Administrative Sensitive

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • Users with Administrative privileges must have separate accounts for administrative duties and normal operational tasks.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using a privileged account to perform routine functions makes the computer vulnerable to malicious software inadvertently int...
    Rule High Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044

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  • Passwords for the built-in Administrator account must be changed at least every 60 days.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The longer a password is in use, the greater the opportunity for someone to gain unauthorized knowledge of the password. The ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • Administrative accounts must not be used with applications that access the Internet, such as web browsers, or with potential Internet sources, such as email.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using applications that access the Internet or have potential Internet sources using administrative privileges exposes a syst...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • Members of the Backup Operators group must have separate accounts for backup duties and normal operational tasks.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Backup Operators are able to read and write to any file in the system, regardless of the rights assigned to it. Backup and re...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000078-GPOS-00046

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  • Manually managed application account passwords must be at least 15 characters in length.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Application/service account passwords must be of sufficient length to prevent being easily cracked. Application/service accou...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • Manually managed application account passwords must be changed at least annually or when a system administrator with knowledge of the password leaves the organization.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Setting application account passwords to expire may cause applications to stop functioning. However, not changing them on a r...
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  • SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051

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  • Shared user accounts must not be permitted on the system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Shared accounts (accounts where two or more people log on with the same user identification) do not provide adequate identifi...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000370-GPOS-00155

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  • Windows Server 2016 must employ a deny-all, permit-by-exception policy to allow the execution of authorized software programs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Using an allowlist provides a configuration management method to allow the execution of only authorized software. Using only ...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • Windows Server 2016 domain-joined systems must have a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) enabled and ready for use.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Credential Guard uses virtualization-based security to protect data that could be used in credential theft attacks if comprom...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • Systems must be maintained at a supported servicing level.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Systems at unsupported servicing levels will not receive security updates for new vulnerabilities, which leave them subject t...
    Rule High Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The Windows Server 2016 system must use an anti-virus program.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Malicious software can establish a base on individual desktops and servers. Employing an automated mechanism to detect this t...
    Rule High Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • Servers must have a host-based intrusion detection or prevention system.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A properly configured Host-based Intrusion Detection System (HIDS) or Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) provides ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

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  • Local volumes must use a format that supports NTFS attributes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ability to set access permissions and auditing is critical to maintaining the security and proper access controls of a sy...
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  • SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00122

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  • Permissions for the system drive root directory (usually C:\) must conform to minimum requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Changing the system's file and directory permissions allows the possibility of unauthorized and anonymous modification to the...
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  • SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00122

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  • Permissions for program file directories must conform to minimum requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Changing the system's file and directory permissions allows the possibility of unauthorized and anonymous modification to the...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000312-GPOS-00122

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  • Permissions for the Windows installation directory must conform to minimum requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Changing the system's file and directory permissions allows the possibility of unauthorized and anonymous modification to the...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125

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  • Default permissions for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry hive must be maintained.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The registry is integral to the function, security, and stability of the Windows system. Changing the system's registry permi...
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  • SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

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  • Non-administrative accounts or groups must only have print permissions on printer shares.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Windows shares are a means by which files, folders, printers, and other resources can be published for network users to acces...
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  • SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051

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  • Outdated or unused accounts must be removed from the system or disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Outdated or unused accounts provide penetration points that may go undetected. Inactive accounts must be deleted if no longer...
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  • SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051

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  • Windows Server 2016 accounts must require passwords.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The lack of password protection enables anyone to gain access to the information system, which opens a backdoor opportunity f...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044

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  • Passwords must be configured to expire.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Passwords that do not expire or are reused increase the exposure of a password with greater probability of being discovered o...
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  • SRG-OS-000363-GPOS-00150

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  • System files must be monitored for unauthorized changes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Monitoring system files for changes against a baseline on a regular basis may help detect the possible introduction of malici...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069

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  • Non-system-created file shares on a system must limit access to groups that require it.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Shares on a system provide network access. To prevent exposing sensitive information, where shares are necessary, permissions...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • Software certificate installation files must be removed from Windows Server 2016.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of software certificates and their accompanying installation files for end users to access resources is less secure than ...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • SRG-OS-000185-GPOS-00079

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  • Systems requiring data at rest protections must employ cryptographic mechanisms to prevent unauthorized disclosure and modification of the information at rest.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This requirement addresses protection of user-generated data as well as operating system-specific configuration data. Organiz...
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