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CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 MS L2 v1.4.0

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Audit Details

Name: CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 MS L2 v1.4.0

Updated: 6/15/2023

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Windows

Revision: 1.4

Estimated Item Count: 76

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
2.3.7.6 Ensure 'Interactive logon: Number of previous logons to cache (in case domain controller is not available)' is set to '4 or fewer logon(s)' (MS only)
2.3.10.4 Ensure 'Network access: Do not allow storage of passwords and credentials for network authentication' is set to 'Enabled'
5.2 Ensure 'Print Spooler (Spooler)' is set to 'Disabled' (MS only)
18.1.3 Ensure 'Allow Online Tips' is set to 'Disabled'
18.4.5 Ensure 'MSS: (KeepAliveTime) How often keep-alive packets are sent in milliseconds' is set to 'Enabled: 300,000 or 5 minutes (recommended)'
18.4.7 Ensure 'MSS: (PerformRouterDiscovery) Allow IRDP to detect and configure Default Gateway addresses (could lead to DoS)' is set to 'Disabled'
18.4.10 Ensure 'MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions IPv6) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted' is set to 'Enabled: 3'
18.4.11 Ensure 'MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted' is set to 'Enabled: 3'
18.5.5.1 Ensure 'Enable Font Providers' is set to 'Disabled'
18.5.9.1 Ensure 'Turn on Mapper I/O (LLTDIO) driver' is set to 'Disabled' - AllowLLTDIOOndomain
18.5.9.1 Ensure 'Turn on Mapper I/O (LLTDIO) driver' is set to 'Disabled' - AllowLLTDIOOnPublicNet
18.5.9.1 Ensure 'Turn on Mapper I/O (LLTDIO) driver' is set to 'Disabled' - EnableLLTDIO
18.5.9.1 Ensure 'Turn on Mapper I/O (LLTDIO) driver' is set to 'Disabled' - ProhibitLLTDIOOnPrivateNet
18.5.9.2 Ensure 'Turn on Responder (RSPNDR) driver' is set to 'Disabled' - AllowRspndrOnDomain
18.5.9.2 Ensure 'Turn on Responder (RSPNDR) driver' is set to 'Disabled' - AllowRspndrOnPublicNet
18.5.9.2 Ensure 'Turn on Responder (RSPNDR) driver' is set to 'Disabled' - EnableRspndr
18.5.9.2 Ensure 'Turn on Responder (RSPNDR) driver' is set to 'Disabled' - ProhibitRspndrOnPrivateNet
18.5.10.2 Ensure 'Turn off Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Networking Services' is set to 'Enabled'
18.5.19.2.1 Disable IPv6 (Ensure TCPIP6 Parameter 'DisabledComponents' is set to '0xff (255)')
18.5.20.1 Ensure 'Configuration of wireless settings using Windows Connect Now' is set to 'Disabled' - DisableFlashConfigRegistrar
18.5.20.1 Ensure 'Configuration of wireless settings using Windows Connect Now' is set to 'Disabled' - DisableInBand802DOT11Registrar
18.5.20.1 Ensure 'Configuration of wireless settings using Windows Connect Now' is set to 'Disabled' - DisableUPnPRegistrar
18.5.20.1 Ensure 'Configuration of wireless settings using Windows Connect Now' is set to 'Disabled' - DisableWPDRegistrar
18.5.20.1 Ensure 'Configuration of wireless settings using Windows Connect Now' is set to 'Disabled' - EnableRegistrars
18.5.20.2 Ensure 'Prohibit access of the Windows Connect Now wizards' is set to 'Enabled'
18.5.21.2 Ensure 'Prohibit connection to non-domain networks when connected to domain authenticated network' is set to 'Enabled' (MS only) - Enabled
18.6.1 Ensure 'Allow Print Spooler to accept client connections' is set to 'Disabled'
18.7.1.1 Ensure 'Turn off notifications network usage' is set to 'Enabled'
18.8.22.1.2 Ensure 'Turn off handwriting personalization data sharing' is set to 'Enabled'
18.8.22.1.3 Ensure 'Turn off handwriting recognition error reporting' is set to 'Enabled'
18.8.22.1.4 Ensure 'Turn off Internet Connection Wizard if URL connection is referring to Microsoft.com' is set to 'Enabled'
18.8.22.1.6 Ensure 'Turn off printing over HTTP' is set to 'Enabled'
18.8.22.1.7 Ensure 'Turn off Registration if URL connection is referring to Microsoft.com' is set to 'Enabled'
18.8.22.1.8 Ensure 'Turn off Search Companion content file updates' is set to 'Enabled'
18.8.22.1.9 Ensure 'Turn off the 'Order Prints' picture task' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.8.22.1.10 Ensure 'Turn off the 'Publish to Web' task for files and folders' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.8.22.1.11 Ensure 'Turn off the Windows Messenger Customer Experience Improvement Program' is set to 'Enabled'
18.8.22.1.12 Ensure 'Turn off Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program' is set to 'Enabled'
18.8.22.1.13 Ensure 'Turn off Windows Error Reporting' is set to 'Enabled'
18.8.25.1 Ensure 'Support device authentication using certificate' is set to 'Enabled: Automatic' - Behavior
18.8.25.1 Ensure 'Support device authentication using certificate' is set to 'Enabled: Automatic' - Enabled
18.8.27.1 Ensure 'Disallow copying of user input methods to the system account for sign-in' is set to 'Enabled'
18.8.34.6.1 Ensure 'Allow network connectivity during connected-standby (on battery)' is set to 'Disabled'
18.8.34.6.2 Ensure 'Allow network connectivity during connected-standby (plugged in)' is set to 'Disabled'
18.8.37.2 Ensure 'Restrict Unauthenticated RPC clients' is set to 'Enabled: Authenticated' (MS only)
18.8.48.5.1 Ensure 'Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool: Turn on MSDT interactive communication with support provider' is set to 'Disabled' - Disabled
18.8.48.11.1 Ensure 'Enable/Disable PerfTrack' is set to 'Disabled' - Disabled
18.8.50.1 Ensure 'Turn off the advertising ID' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.8.53.1.1 Ensure 'Enable Windows NTP Client' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.8.53.1.2 Ensure 'Enable Windows NTP Server' is set to 'Disabled' (MS only) - Disabled (MS only)