II - Mission Support Public
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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SRG-OS-000066-GPOS-00034
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The US DoD CCEB Interoperability Root CA cross-certificates must be installed in the Untrusted Certificates Store on unclassified systems.
<VulnDiscussion>To ensure users do not experience denial of service when performing certificate-based authentication to DoD websites due to t...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Default permissions for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE registry hive must be maintained.
<VulnDiscussion>The registry is integral to the function, security, and stability of the Windows system. Changing the system's registry perm...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The built-in administrator account must be disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>The built-in administrator account is a well-known account subject to attack. It also provides no accountability to individu...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000121-GPOS-00062
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The built-in guest account must be disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>A system faces an increased vulnerability threat if the built-in guest account is not disabled. This account is a known acco...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Local accounts with blank passwords must be restricted to prevent access from the network.
<VulnDiscussion>An account without a password can allow unauthorized access to a system as only the username would be required. Password pol...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The built-in administrator account must be renamed.
<VulnDiscussion>The built-in administrator account is a well-known account subject to attack. Renaming this account to an unidentified name ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The built-in guest account must be renamed.
<VulnDiscussion>The built-in guest account is a well-known user account on all Windows systems and, as initially installed, does not require ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Audit policy using subcategories must be enabled.
<VulnDiscussion>Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Outgoing secure channel traffic must be encrypted or signed.
<VulnDiscussion>Requests sent on the secure channel are authenticated, and sensitive information (such as passwords) is encrypted, but not al...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Outgoing secure channel traffic must be encrypted when possible.
<VulnDiscussion>Requests sent on the secure channel are authenticated, and sensitive information (such as passwords) is encrypted, but not al...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Outgoing secure channel traffic must be signed when possible.
<VulnDiscussion>Requests sent on the secure channel are authenticated, and sensitive information (such as passwords) is encrypted, but the ch...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The computer account password must not be prevented from being reset.
<VulnDiscussion>Computer account passwords are changed automatically on a regular basis. Disabling automatic password changes can make the s...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The maximum age for machine account passwords must be configured to 30 days or less.
<VulnDiscussion>Computer account passwords are changed automatically on a regular basis. This setting controls the maximum password age that...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The system must be configured to require a strong session key.
<VulnDiscussion>A computer connecting to a domain controller will establish a secure channel. Requiring strong session keys enforces 128-bit...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The machine inactivity limit must be set to 15 minutes, locking the system with the screensaver.
<VulnDiscussion>Unattended systems are susceptible to unauthorized use and should be locked when unattended. The screen saver should be set ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The required legal notice must be configured to display before console logon.
<VulnDiscussion>Failure to display the logon banner prior to a logon attempt will negate legal proceedings resulting from unauthorized access...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000023-GPOS-00006
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Windows dialog box title for the legal banner must be configured.
<VulnDiscussion>Failure to display the logon banner prior to a logon attempt will negate legal proceedings resulting from unauthorized access...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Caching of logon credentials must be limited.
<VulnDiscussion>The default Windows configuration caches the last logon credentials for users who log on interactively to a system. This fea...Rule Low Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Smart Card removal option must be configured to Force Logoff or Lock Workstation.
<VulnDiscussion>Unattended systems are susceptible to unauthorized use and must be locked. Configuring a system to lock when a smart card is...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Windows SMB client must be configured to always perform SMB packet signing.
<VulnDiscussion>The server message block (SMB) protocol provides the basis for many network operations. Digitally signed SMB packets aid in ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Unencrypted passwords must not be sent to third-party SMB Servers.
<VulnDiscussion>Some non-Microsoft SMB servers only support unencrypted (plain text) password authentication. Sending plain text passwords a...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Windows SMB server must be configured to always perform SMB packet signing.
<VulnDiscussion>The server message block (SMB) protocol provides the basis for many network operations. Digitally signed SMB packets aid in ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Anonymous SID/Name translation must not be allowed.
<VulnDiscussion>Allowing anonymous SID/Name translation can provide sensitive information for accessing a system. Only authorized users must...Rule High Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts must not be allowed.
<VulnDiscussion>Anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts allows anonymous log on users (null session connections) to list all accounts names, th...Rule High Severity -
SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Anonymous enumeration of shares must be restricted.
<VulnDiscussion>Allowing anonymous logon users (null session connections) to list all account names and enumerate all shared resources can pr...Rule High Severity
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