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III - Administrative Sensitive

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

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  • Remote Desktop Services must always prompt a client for passwords upon connection.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This setting controls the ability of users to supply passwords automatically as part of their remote desktop connection. Disa...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000250-GPOS-00093

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  • The Remote Desktop Session Host must require secure RPC communications.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Allowing unsecure RPC communication exposes the system to man in the middle attacks and data disclosure attacks. A man in the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014

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  • Remote Desktop Services must be configured with the client connection encryption set to the required level.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Remote connections must be encrypted to prevent interception of data or sensitive information. Selecting "High Level" will en...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • Attachments must be prevented from being downloaded from RSS feeds.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Attachments from RSS feeds may not be secure. This setting will prevent attachments from being downloaded from RSS feeds.&lt;...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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  • Basic authentication for RSS feeds over HTTP must not be used.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Basic authentication uses plain text passwords that could be used to compromise a system.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;FalsePosi...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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  • Indexing of encrypted files must be turned off.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Indexing of encrypted files may expose sensitive data. This setting prevents encrypted files from being indexed.&lt;/VulnDisc...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000362-GPOS-00149

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    Group
  • Users must be prevented from changing installation options.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Installation options for applications are typically controlled by administrators. This setting prevents users from changing i...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000362-GPOS-00149

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    Group
  • The Windows Installer feature "Always install with elevated privileges" must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Standard user accounts must not be granted elevated privileges. Enabling Windows Installer to elevate privileges when install...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • Users must be notified if a web-based program attempts to install software.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Web-based programs may attempt to install malicious software on a system. Ensuring users are notified if a web-based program ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229

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  • Automatically signing in the last interactive user after a system-initiated restart must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Windows can be configured to automatically sign the user back in after a Windows Update restart. Some protections are in plac...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020

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    Group
  • PowerShell script block logging must be enabled on Windows 11.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000041-GPOS-00019

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    Group
  • PowerShell Transcription must be enabled on Windows 11.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065

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    Group
  • The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client must not use Basic authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Basic authentication uses plain text passwords that could be used to compromise a system.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;FalsePosi...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000393-GPOS-00173

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    Group
  • The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client must not allow unencrypted traffic.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unencrypted remote access to a system can allow sensitive information to be compromised. Windows remote management connection...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065

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    Group
  • The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service must not use Basic authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Basic authentication uses plain text passwords that could be used to compromise a system.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;FalsePosi...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174

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    Group
  • The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service must not allow unencrypted traffic.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unencrypted remote access to a system can allow sensitive information to be compromised. Windows remote management connection...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

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  • The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service must not store RunAs credentials.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Storage of administrative credentials could allow unauthorized access. Disallowing the storage of RunAs credentials for Windo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065

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  • The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client must not use Digest authentication.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Digest authentication is not as strong as other options and may be subject to man-in-the-middle attacks.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&g...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000028-GPOS-00009

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    Group
  • Windows 11 must be configured to prevent Windows apps from being activated by voice while the system is locked.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Allowing Windows apps to be activated by voice from the lock screen could allow for unauthorized use. Requiring logon will en...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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  • The convenience PIN for Windows 11 must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This policy controls whether a domain user can sign in using a convenience PIN to prevent enabling (Password Stuffer).&lt;/Vu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000031-GPOS-00012

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  • Windows Ink Workspace must be configured to disallow access above the lock.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;This action secures Windows Ink, which contains applications and features oriented toward pen computing.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&g...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

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    Group
  • Windows 11 must be configured to prevent users from receiving suggestions for third-party or additional applications.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Windows spotlight features may suggest apps and content from third-party software publishers in addition to Microsoft apps an...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00216

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    Group
  • Windows 11 Kernel (Direct Memory Access) DMA Protection must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Kernel DMA Protection to protect PCs against drive-by Direct Memory Access (DMA) attacks using PCI hot plug devices connected...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000066-GPOS-00034

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  • The DoD Root CA certificates must be installed in the Trusted Root Store.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To ensure secure DoD websites and DoD-signed code are properly validated, the system must trust the DoD Root Certificate Auth...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000066-GPOS-00034

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  • The External Root CA certificates must be installed in the Trusted Root Store on unclassified systems.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To ensure secure websites protected with External Certificate Authority (ECA) server certificates are properly validated, the...
    Rule Medium Severity

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