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

CSCv7|16.2

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

CSCv7|16.10

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

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

CSCv7|4.4

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

1.1.7 Ensure 'Store passwords using reversible encryption' is set to 'Disabled'

CSCv7|16.4

1.2.1 Ensure 'Account lockout duration' is set to '15 or more minute(s)'

1.2.3 Ensure 'Account lockout threshold' is set to '5 or fewer invalid logon attempt(s), but not 0'

1.2.4 Ensure 'Reset account lockout counter after' is set to '15 or more minute(s)'

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

CSCv7|4.8

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

CSCv7|9.2

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

CSCv7|5.1

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)

CSCv7|4.3

2.2.10 Ensure 'Back up files and directories' is set to '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)

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

CSCv7|18.2

2.2.22 Ensure 'Deny access to this computer from the network' to include 'Guests, Local account and member of Administrators group' (MS only)

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

2.2.27 Ensure 'Deny log on as a service' to include 'Guests'

2.2.30 Ensure 'Deny log on locally' to include 'Guests'

2.2.34 Ensure 'Deny log on through Remote Desktop Services' is set to 'Guests, Local account' (MS only)

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

CSCv7|4.1

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

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

CSCv7|6.2

2.2.41 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)

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

2.2.45 Ensure 'Load and unload device drivers' is set to 'Administrators'

2.2.46 Ensure 'Lock pages in memory' is set to 'No One'

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

2.2.51 Ensure 'Modify an object label' is set to 'No One'

2.2.52 Ensure 'Modify firmware environment values' is set to 'Administrators'

2.2.53 Ensure 'Perform volume maintenance tasks' is set to 'Administrators'

2.2.54 Ensure 'Profile single process' is set to 'Administrators'

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

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

2.2.57 Ensure 'Restore files and directories' is set to 'Administrators'

2.2.58 Ensure 'Shut down the system' is set to 'Administrators'

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

CSCv7|14.6

2.3.1.1 Ensure 'Accounts: Administrator account status' is set to 'Disabled' (MS only)

CSCv7|16.8

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

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

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

2.3.1.6 Configure 'Accounts: Rename administrator account'

2.3.1.7 Configure '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'

CSCv7|6.3

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

CSCv7|6.4

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

CSCv7|13.7

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

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

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'

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

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

2.3.6.6 Ensure 'Domain member: Require strong (Windows 2000 or later) session key' is set to 'Enabled'

2.3.7.1 Ensure 'Interactive logon: Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL' is set to 'Disabled'

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

CSCv7|16.11

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

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

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

2.3.7.7 Ensure 'Interactive logon: Require Domain Controller Authentication to unlock workstation' is set to 'Enabled' (MS only)

2.3.7.9 Ensure 'Interactive logon: Smart card removal behavior' is set to 'Lock Workstation or higher' - Lock Workstation or higher

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'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2.3.10.13 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

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

2.3.10.15 Ensure 'Network access: Sharing and security model for local accounts' is set to 'Classic - 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'

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'

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: Force logoff when logon hours expire' is set to 'Enabled'

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

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

CSCv7|12.5

2.3.11.9 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'

2.3.11.10 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'

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'

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CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 STIG MS L1 v1.1.0

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CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 STIG MS L1 v1.1.0 Download File

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CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 STIG MS L1 v1.1.0