CIS Azure Compute Microsoft Windows Server 2022 v1.0.0 L1 MS

Audit Details

Name: CIS Azure Compute Microsoft Windows Server 2022 v1.0.0 L1 MS

Updated: 6/17/2024

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Windows

Revision: 1.4

Estimated Item Count: 235

File Details

Filename: CIS_Azure_Compute_Microsoft_Windows_Server_2022_Benchmark_v1.0.0_L1_MS.audit

Size: 650 kB

MD5: 14e4426af6ee871a24f022b07728939b
SHA256: 414624f4d6e5b7f3798a0d275d611e97ce81f59793b2ffbed61e9536a7cac919

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
1.1.1 Ensure 'Enforce password history' is set to '24 or more password(s)'

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

1.1.2 Ensure 'Maximum password age' is set to '365 or fewer days, but not 0'

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

1.1.3 Ensure 'Minimum password age' is set to '1 or more day(s)'

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

1.1.4 Ensure 'Minimum password length' is set to '14 or more character(s)'

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

1.1.5 Ensure 'Password must meet complexity requirements' is set to 'Enabled'

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

1.1.6 Ensure 'Store passwords using reversible encryption' is set to 'Disabled' - Disabled

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

2.2.1 Ensure 'Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller' is set to 'No One'

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

2.2.3 Ensure 'Access this computer from the network' is set to 'Administrators, Authenticated Users' (MS only) - Administrators, Authenticated Users

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

2.2.4 Ensure 'Act as part of the operating system' is set to 'No One'

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.6 Ensure 'Adjust memory quotas for a process' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE'

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.7 Ensure 'Allow log on locally' is set to 'Administrators'

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.9 Ensure 'Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services' is set to 'Administrators, Remote Desktop Users' (MS only) - Administrators, Remote Desktop Users

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.10 Ensure 'Back up files and directories' is set to 'Administrators, Backup Operators' - Administrators

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.11 Ensure 'Change the system time' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE'

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.12 Ensure 'Change the time zone' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE'

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.13 Ensure 'Create a pagefile' is set to 'Administrators'

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.14 Ensure 'Create a token object' is set to 'No One'

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.15 Ensure 'Create global objects' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE, SERVICE'

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.16 Ensure 'Create permanent shared objects' is set to 'No One'

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.18 Ensure 'Create symbolic links' is set to 'Administrators, NT VIRTUAL MACHINE\Virtual Machines' (MS only) - Administrators, NT VIRTUAL MACHINE\Virtual Machines

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.19 Ensure 'Debug programs' is set to 'Administrators'

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

2.2.20 Ensure 'Deny access to this computer from the network' to include 'Guests'

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.21 Ensure 'Deny log on as a batch job' to include 'Guests' - Guests

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.22 Ensure 'Deny log on as a service' to include 'Guests' - Guests

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.23 Ensure 'Deny log on locally' to include 'Guests' - Guests

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.24 Ensure 'Deny log on through Remote Desktop Services' to include 'Guests'

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.26 Ensure 'Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation' is set to 'No One' (MS only) - No One

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.27 Ensure 'Force shutdown from a remote system' is set to 'Administrators' - Administrators

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.28 Ensure 'Generate security audits' is set to 'LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE' - LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

2.2.30 Ensure 'Impersonate a client after authentication' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE, SERVICE' and (when the Web Server (IIS) Role with Web Services Role Service is installed) 'IIS_IUSRS' (MS only) - IIS_IUSRS

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.31 Ensure 'Increase scheduling priority' is set to 'Administrators' - Administrators, Window Manager\Window Manager Group

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.32 Ensure 'Load and unload device drivers' is set to 'Administrators' - Administrators

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.33 Ensure 'Lock pages in memory' is set to 'No One' - No One

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.35 Ensure 'Manage auditing and security log' is set to 'Administrators' (MS only) - Administrators

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.36 Ensure 'Modify an object label' is set to 'No One' - No One

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.37 Ensure 'Modify firmware environment values' is set to 'Administrators' - Administrators

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.38 Ensure 'Perform volume maintenance tasks' is set to 'Administrators' - Administrators

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.39 Ensure 'Profile single process' is set to 'Administrators' - Administrators

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.40 Ensure 'Profile system performance' is set to 'Administrators, NT SERVICE\WdiServiceHost' - Administrators, NT SERVICE\WdiServiceHost

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.41 Ensure 'Replace a process level token' is set to 'LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE' - LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.42 Ensure 'Restore files and directories' is set to 'Administrators, Backup Operators' - Administrators

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.43 Ensure 'Shut down the system' is set to 'Administrators, Backup Operators' - Administrators

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.45 Ensure 'Take ownership of files or other objects' is set to 'Administrators' - Administrators

ACCESS CONTROL

2.3.1.1 Ensure 'Accounts: Block Microsoft accounts' is set to 'Users can't add or log on with Microsoft accounts' - t add or log on with Microsoft accounts

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

2.3.1.2 Ensure 'Accounts: Guest account status' is set to 'Disabled' (MS only) - Disabled

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

2.3.1.3 Ensure 'Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

2.3.1.4 Configure 'Accounts: Rename administrator account' - Accounts: Rename administrator account

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

2.3.1.5 Configure 'Accounts: Rename guest account' - Accounts: Rename guest account

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

2.3.2.1 Ensure 'Audit: Force audit policy subcategory settings (Windows Vista or later) to override audit policy category settings' is set to 'Enabled'

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

2.3.2.2 Ensure 'Audit: Shut down system immediately if unable to log security audits' is set to 'Disabled'

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY