CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2019 STIG v2.0.0 L2 MS

Audit Details

Name: CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2019 STIG v2.0.0 L2 MS

Updated: 7/12/2024

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Windows

Revision: 1.0

Estimated Item Count: 68

File Details

Filename: CIS_Microsoft_Windows_Server_2019_STIG_v2.0.0_L2_MS.audit

Size: 150 kB

MD5: 7588750d705e254c105a96dedda52ba4
SHA256: 6b3302ea934a113b3d09161d990a002816050f8abd16a52173b752249d312778

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
2.3.7.6 (L2) 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)

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

2.3.10.6 (L2) Ensure 'Network access: Do not allow storage of passwords and credentials for network authentication' is set to 'Enabled'

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

5.4 (L2) Ensure 'Print Spooler (Spooler)' is set to 'Disabled' (MS only)

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.1.3 (L2) Ensure 'Allow Online Tips' is set to 'Disabled'

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

18.5.5 (L2) Ensure 'MSS: (KeepAliveTime) How often keep-alive packets are sent in milliseconds' is set to 'Enabled: 300,000 or 5 minutes (recommended)'

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

18.5.7 (L2) Ensure 'MSS: (PerformRouterDiscovery) Allow IRDP to detect and configure Default Gateway addresses (could lead to DoS)' is set to 'Disabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.5.10 (L2) Ensure 'MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions IPv6) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted' is set to 'Enabled: 3'

ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.5.11 (L2) Ensure 'MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted' is set to 'Enabled: 3'

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

18.6.5.1 (L2) Ensure 'Enable Font Providers' is set to 'Disabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.6.9.1 (L2) Ensure 'Turn on Mapper I/O (LLTDIO) driver' is set to 'Disabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION

18.6.9.2 (L2) Ensure 'Turn on Responder (RSPNDR) driver' is set to 'Disabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION

18.6.10.2 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Networking Services' is set to 'Enabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.6.19.2.1 (L2) Disable IPv6 (Ensure TCPIP6 Parameter 'DisabledComponents' is set to '0xff (255)')

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.6.20.1 (L2) Ensure 'Configuration of wireless settings using Windows Connect Now' is set to 'Disabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.6.20.2 (L2) Ensure 'Prohibit access of the Windows Connect Now wizards' is set to 'Enabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.6.21.2 (L2) Ensure 'Prohibit connection to non-domain networks when connected to domain authenticated network' is set to 'Enabled' (MS only)

SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

18.7.1 (L1) Ensure 'Allow Print Spooler to accept client connections' is set to 'Disabled'

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

18.8.1.1 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off notifications network usage' is set to 'Enabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.20.1.2 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off handwriting personalization data sharing' is set to 'Enabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.20.1.3 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off handwriting recognition error reporting' is set to 'Enabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.20.1.4 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Internet Connection Wizard if URL connection is referring to Microsoft.com' is set to 'Enabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.20.1.6 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off printing over HTTP' is set to 'Enabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.20.1.7 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Registration if URL connection is referring to Microsoft.com' is set to 'Enabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.20.1.8 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Search Companion content file updates' is set to 'Enabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.20.1.9 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off the 'Order Prints' picture task' is set to 'Enabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.20.1.10 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off the 'Publish to Web' task for files and folders' is set to 'Enabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.20.1.11 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off the Windows Messenger Customer Experience Improvement Program' is set to 'Enabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.20.1.12 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program' is set to 'Enabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.20.1.13 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Windows Error Reporting' is set to 'Enabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.23.1 (L2) Ensure 'Support device authentication using certificate' is set to 'Enabled: Automatic'

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

18.9.26.1 (L2) Ensure 'Disallow copying of user input methods to the system account for sign-in' is set to 'Enabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.30.1 (L2) Ensure 'Allow Clipboard synchronization across devices' is set to 'Disabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.30.2 (L2) Ensure 'Allow upload of User Activities' is set to 'Disabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.32.6.1 (L2) Ensure 'Allow network connectivity during connected-standby (on battery)' is set to 'Disabled'

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

18.9.32.6.2 (L2) Ensure 'Allow network connectivity during connected-standby (plugged in)' is set to 'Disabled'

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

18.9.35.2 (L2) Ensure 'Restrict Unauthenticated RPC clients' is set to 'Enabled: Authenticated' (MS only)

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.46.5.1 (L2) Ensure 'Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool: Turn on MSDT interactive communication with support provider' is set to 'Disabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.46.11.1 (L2) Ensure 'Enable/Disable PerfTrack' is set to 'Disabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.9.48.1 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off the advertising ID' is set to 'Enabled'

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

18.9.50.1.1 (L2) Ensure 'Enable Windows NTP Client' is set to 'Enabled'

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

18.9.50.1.3 (L2) Ensure 'Enable Windows NTP Server' is set to 'Disabled' (MS only)

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

18.10.3.1 (L2) Ensure 'Allow a Windows app to share application data between users' is set to 'Disabled'

ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

18.10.10.1 (L2) Ensure 'Allow Use of Camera' is set to 'Disabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.10.15.2 (L2) Ensure 'Configure Authenticated Proxy usage for the Connected User Experience and Telemetry service' is set to 'Enabled: Disable Authenticated Proxy usage'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.10.37.1 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off location' is set to 'Enabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.10.41.1 (L2) Ensure 'Allow Message Service Cloud Sync' is set to 'Disabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.10.43.5.2 (L2) Ensure 'Join Microsoft MAPS' is set to 'Disabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

18.10.43.7.1 (L2) Ensure 'Enable file hash computation feature' is set to 'Enabled'

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

18.10.43.12.1 (L2) Ensure 'Configure Watson events' is set to 'Disabled'

SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION

18.10.56.1 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Push To Install service' is set to 'Enabled'

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT