CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 MS L2 v2.0.0

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Audit Details

Name: CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 MS L2 v2.0.0

Updated: 6/17/2024

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Windows

Revision: 1.2

Estimated Item Count: 77

File Details

Filename: CIS_Microsoft_Windows_Server_2016_Benchmark_v2.0.0_L2_MS.audit

Size: 152 kB

MD5: df52b36dfad3ef574fd5efcd28ffa37c
SHA256: da83e4449f989110a1420c348e9cf608f1000c52f3941e819c0618392af2a47e

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) - 4 or fewer logon(s)
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'
18.5.5 Ensure 'MSS: (KeepAliveTime) How often keep-alive packets are sent in milliseconds' is set to 'Enabled: 300,000 or 5 minutes (recommended)' - Enabled: 300,000 or 5 minutes (recommended)
18.5.7 Ensure 'MSS: (PerformRouterDiscovery) Allow IRDP to detect and configure Default Gateway addresses (could lead to DoS)' is set to 'Disabled' - Disabled
18.5.10 Ensure 'MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions IPv6) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted' is set to 'Enabled: 3' - Enabled: 3
18.5.11 Ensure 'MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted' is set to 'Enabled: 3' - Enabled: 3
18.6.5.1 Ensure 'Enable Font Providers' is set to 'Disabled' - Disabled
18.6.9.1 Ensure 'Turn on Mapper I/O (LLTDIO) driver' is set to 'Disabled' - AllowLLTDIOOndomain
18.6.9.1 Ensure 'Turn on Mapper I/O (LLTDIO) driver' is set to 'Disabled' - AllowLLTDIOOnPublicNet
18.6.9.1 Ensure 'Turn on Mapper I/O (LLTDIO) driver' is set to 'Disabled' - EnableLLTDIO
18.6.9.1 Ensure 'Turn on Mapper I/O (LLTDIO) driver' is set to 'Disabled' - ProhibitLLTDIOOnPrivateNet
18.6.9.2 Ensure 'Turn on Responder (RSPNDR) driver' is set to 'Disabled' - AllowRspndrOndomain
18.6.9.2 Ensure 'Turn on Responder (RSPNDR) driver' is set to 'Disabled' - AllowRspndrOnPublicNet
18.6.9.2 Ensure 'Turn on Responder (RSPNDR) driver' is set to 'Disabled' - EnableRspndr
18.6.9.2 Ensure 'Turn on Responder (RSPNDR) driver' is set to 'Disabled' - ProhibitRspndrOnPrivateNet
18.6.10.2 Ensure 'Turn off Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Networking Services' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.6.19.2.1 Disable IPv6 (Ensure TCPIP6 Parameter 'DisabledComponents' is set to '0xff (255)') - 0xff (255))
18.6.20.1 Ensure 'Configuration of wireless settings using Windows Connect Now' is set to 'Disabled' - DisableFlashConfigRegistrar
18.6.20.1 Ensure 'Configuration of wireless settings using Windows Connect Now' is set to 'Disabled' - DisableInBand802DOT11Registrar
18.6.20.1 Ensure 'Configuration of wireless settings using Windows Connect Now' is set to 'Disabled' - DisableUPnPRegistrar
18.6.20.1 Ensure 'Configuration of wireless settings using Windows Connect Now' is set to 'Disabled' - DisableWPDRegistrar
18.6.20.1 Ensure 'Configuration of wireless settings using Windows Connect Now' is set to 'Disabled' - EnableRegistrars
18.6.20.2 Ensure 'Prohibit access of the Windows Connect Now wizards' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.6.21.2 Ensure 'Prohibit connection to non-domain networks when connected to domain authenticated network' is set to 'Enabled' (MS only) - Enabled
18.7.1 Ensure 'Allow Print Spooler to accept client connections' is set to 'Disabled' - Disabled
18.8.1.1 Ensure 'Turn off notifications network usage' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.9.20.1.2 Ensure 'Turn off handwriting personalization data sharing' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.9.20.1.3 Ensure 'Turn off handwriting recognition error reporting' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.9.20.1.4 Ensure 'Turn off Internet Connection Wizard if URL connection is referring to Microsoft.com' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.9.20.1.6 Ensure 'Turn off printing over HTTP' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.9.20.1.7 Ensure 'Turn off Registration if URL connection is referring to Microsoft.com' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.9.20.1.8 Ensure 'Turn off Search Companion content file updates' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.9.20.1.9 Ensure 'Turn off the 'Order Prints' picture task' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.9.20.1.10 Ensure 'Turn off the 'Publish to Web' task for files and folders' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.9.20.1.11 Ensure 'Turn off the Windows Messenger Customer Experience Improvement Program' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.9.20.1.12 Ensure 'Turn off Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.9.20.1.13 Ensure 'Turn off Windows Error Reporting' is set to 'Enabled' - Disabled
18.9.20.1.13 Ensure 'Turn off Windows Error Reporting' is set to 'Enabled' - DoReport
18.9.23.1 Ensure 'Support device authentication using certificate' is set to 'Enabled: Automatic' - Enabled: Automatic
18.9.26.1 Ensure 'Disallow copying of user input methods to the system account for sign-in' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.9.32.6.1 Ensure 'Allow network connectivity during connected-standby (on battery)' is set to 'Disabled' - Disabled
18.9.32.6.2 Ensure 'Allow network connectivity during connected-standby (plugged in)' is set to 'Disabled' - Disabled
18.9.35.2 Ensure 'Restrict Unauthenticated RPC clients' is set to 'Enabled: Authenticated' (MS only) - Enabled: Authenticated
18.9.46.5.1 Ensure 'Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool: Turn on MSDT interactive communication with support provider' is set to 'Disabled' - Disabled
18.9.46.11.1 Ensure 'Enable/Disable PerfTrack' is set to 'Disabled' - Disabled
18.9.48.1 Ensure 'Turn off the advertising ID' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.9.50.1.1 Ensure 'Enable Windows NTP Client' is set to 'Enabled' - Enabled
18.9.50.1.2 Ensure 'Enable Windows NTP Server' is set to 'Disabled' (MS only) - Disabled