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

800-53|IA-5(1)

CSCv7|16.2

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

CSCv7|16.10

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

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

CSCv7|4.4

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

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

800-53|SC-28

800-53|SC-28(1)

CSCv7|16.4

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

800-53|AU-3

CSCv7|4.8

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

800-53|CM-7b.

CSCv7|9.2

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

800-53|AC-6(7)(b)

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

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

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

800-53|AC-2(9)

CSCv7|4.3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

800-53|SI-9

CSCv7|18.2

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

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

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

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

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

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

800-53|AC-2

CSCv7|4.1

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

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

800-53|AU-2

800-53|AU-7

800-53|AU-12

CSCv7|6.2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

800-53|AC-3

CSCv7|14.6

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

800-53|IA-2

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

800-53|IA-5

CSCv7|16.8

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

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

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

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'

800-53|AU-3(1)

CSCv7|6.3

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

800-53|AU-4

CSCv7|6.4

2.3.4.1 Ensure 'Devices: Allowed to format and eject removable media' is set to 'Administrators'

800-53|MP-2

CSCv7|13.7

2.3.4.2 Ensure 'Devices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers' is set to 'Enabled'

800-53|AC-6(10)

2.3.6.1 Ensure 'Domain member: Digitally encrypt or sign secure channel data (always)' is set to 'Enabled'

800-53|AC-17(2)

800-53|SC-8

800-53|SC-8(1)

CSCv7|14.4

2.3.6.2 Ensure 'Domain member: Digitally encrypt secure channel data (when possible)' is set to 'Enabled'

2.3.6.3 Ensure 'Domain member: Digitally sign secure channel data (when possible)' is set to 'Enabled'

800-53|IA-3(1)

2.3.6.4 Ensure 'Domain member: Disable machine account password changes' is set to 'Disabled'

800-53|IA-5g.

2.3.6.5 Ensure 'Domain member: Maximum machine account password age' is set to '30 or fewer days, but not 0'

800-53|IA-5(1)(d)

2.3.7.1 Ensure 'Interactive logon: Machine inactivity limit' is set to '900 or fewer second(s), but not 0'

800-53|AC-2(5)

800-53|AC-11

800-53|AC-11(1)

800-53|AC-12

CSCv7|16.11

2.3.7.2 Configure 'Interactive logon: Message text for users attempting to log on' - Interactive logon: Message text for users attempting to log on

800-53|AC-8

2.3.7.3 Configure 'Interactive logon: Message title for users attempting to log on' - Interactive logon: Message title for users attempting to log on

2.3.7.4 Ensure 'Interactive logon: Prompt user to change password before expiration' is set to 'between 5 and 14 days' - between 5 and 14 days

2.3.8.1 Ensure 'Microsoft network client: Digitally sign communications (always)' is set to 'Enabled'

2.3.8.2 Ensure 'Microsoft network client: Digitally sign communications (if server agrees)' is set to 'Enabled'

2.3.8.3 Ensure 'Microsoft network client: Send unencrypted password to third-party SMB servers' is set to 'Disabled'

2.3.9.1 Ensure 'Microsoft network server: Amount of idle time required before suspending session' is set to '15 or fewer minute(s)'

2.3.9.2 Ensure 'Microsoft network server: Digitally sign communications (always)' is set to 'Enabled'

2.3.9.3 Ensure 'Microsoft network server: Digitally sign communications (if client agrees)' is set to 'Enabled'

2.3.9.4 Ensure 'Microsoft network server: Disconnect clients when logon hours expire' is set to 'Enabled'

800-53|AC-2(1)

CSCv7|16.13

2.3.9.5 Ensure 'Microsoft network server: Server SPN target name validation level' is set to 'Accept if provided by client' or higher (MS only) - Accept if provided by client or higher

800-53|CM-6b.

2.3.10.1 Ensure 'Network access: Allow anonymous SID/Name translation' is set to 'Disabled'

800-53|IA-2(2)

2.3.10.2 Ensure 'Network access: Do not allow anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts' is set to 'Enabled' (MS only) - Enabled

2.3.10.3 Ensure 'Network access: Do not allow anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts and shares' is set to 'Enabled' (MS only) - Enabled

2.3.10.4 Ensure 'Network access: Let Everyone permissions apply to anonymous users' is set to 'Disabled' - Disabled

2.3.10.6 Configure 'Network access: Named Pipes that can be accessed anonymously' (MS only) - Network access: Named Pipes that can be accessed anonymously

2.3.10.7 Configure 'Network access: Remotely accessible registry paths' is configured - Network access: Remotely accessible registry paths is configured

2.3.10.8 Configure 'Network access: Remotely accessible registry paths and sub-paths' is configured - Network access: Remotely accessible registry paths and sub-paths is configured

2.3.10.9 Ensure 'Network access: Restrict anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled

2.3.10.10 Ensure 'Network access: Restrict clients allowed to make remote calls to SAM' is set to 'Administrators: Remote Access: Allow' (MS only) - Administrators: Remote Access: Allow

800-53|AC-6(3)

2.3.10.11 Ensure 'Network access: Shares that can be accessed anonymously' is set to 'None' - None

800-53|AC-5

800-53|AC-6

2.3.10.12 Ensure 'Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts' is set to 'Classic - local users authenticate as themselves' - local users authenticate as themselves'

2.3.11.1 Ensure 'Network security: Allow Local System to use computer identity for NTLM' is set to 'Enabled'

800-53|IA-3

2.3.11.2 Ensure 'Network security: Allow LocalSystem NULL session fallback' is set to 'Disabled'

2.3.11.3 Ensure 'Network Security: Allow PKU2U authentication requests to this computer to use online identities' is set to 'Disabled'

800-53|IA-8(2)

2.3.11.4 Ensure 'Network security: Configure encryption types allowed for Kerberos' is set to 'AES128_HMAC_SHA1, AES256_HMAC_SHA1, Future encryption types'

CSCv7|18.5

2.3.11.5 Ensure 'Network security: Do not store LAN Manager hash value on next password change' is set to 'Enabled'

2.3.11.6 Ensure 'Network security: LAN Manager authentication level' is set to 'Send NTLMv2 response only. Refuse LM & NTLM' - Send NTLMv2 response only. Refuse LM & NTLM

2.3.11.7 Ensure 'Network security: LDAP client signing requirements' is set to 'Negotiate signing' or higher - Negotiate signing or higher

2.3.11.8 Ensure 'Network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP based (including secure RPC) clients' is set to 'Require NTLMv2 session security, Require 128-bit encryption' - Require NTLMv2 session security, Require 128-bit encryption

2.3.11.9 Ensure 'Network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP based (including secure RPC) servers' is set to 'Require NTLMv2 session security, Require 128-bit encryption' - Require NTLMv2 session security, Require 128-bit encryption

2.3.13.1 Ensure 'Shutdown: Allow system to be shut down without having to log on' is set to 'Disabled'

2.3.15.1 Ensure 'System objects: Require case insensitivity for non-Windows subsystems' is set to 'Enabled'

2.3.15.2 Ensure 'System objects: Strengthen default permissions of internal system objects (e.g. Symbolic Links)' is set to 'Enabled'

2.3.17.1 Ensure 'User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account' is set to 'Enabled'

2.3.17.2 Ensure 'User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode' is set to 'Prompt for consent on the secure desktop'

800-53|AC-6(1)

2.3.17.3 Ensure 'User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users' is set to 'Automatically deny elevation requests'

2.3.17.4 Ensure 'User Account Control: Detect application installations and prompt for elevation' is set to 'Enabled'

800-53|AC-6(8)

2.3.17.5 Ensure 'User Account Control: Only elevate UIAccess applications that are installed in secure locations' is set to 'Enabled'

2.3.17.6 Ensure 'User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode' is set to 'Enabled'

2.3.17.7 Ensure 'User Account Control: Switch to the secure desktop when prompting for elevation' is set to 'Enabled'

2.3.17.8 Ensure 'User Account Control: Virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations' is set to 'Enabled'

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

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Revision 1.5 Jan 6, 2025 Miscellaneous Metadata updated. References updated.
Revision 1.4 Jun 17, 2024 Miscellaneous Metadata updated.
Revision 1.3 Dec 4, 2023 Functional Update 18.9.100.2 Ensure 'Turn on PowerShell Transcription' is set to 'Disabled'
Revision 1.2 Oct 20, 2023 Functional Update 18.9.100.2 Ensure 'Turn on PowerShell Transcription' is set to 'Disabled' Miscellaneous References updated.
Revision 1.1 Aug 3, 2023 Functional Update 18.9.100.2 Ensure 'Turn on PowerShell Transcription' is set to 'Disabled'

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

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Revision 1.5

Miscellaneous

Revision 1.4

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Revision 1.3

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Revision 1.2

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Revision 1.1

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