CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2022 STIG v2.0.0 STIG MS

Audit Details

Name: CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2022 STIG v2.0.0 STIG MS

Updated: 2/18/2025

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Windows

Revision: 1.0

Estimated Item Count: 241

File Details

Filename: CIS_Microsoft_Windows_Server_2022_STIG_v2.0.0_STIG_MS.audit

Size: 704 kB

MD5: 81841975fe86da1754f2285b9a822326
SHA256: 12555c2c899f2f784a7c78a3483ebd90e773814721dbbb8bc2f279c9fdb45053

Audit Items

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

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

1.1.3 Ensure 'Maximum password age' is set to '60 or fewer days, but not 0' (STIG only)

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

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

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

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

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

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

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

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

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

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

ACCESS CONTROL

1.2.3 Ensure 'Account lockout threshold' is set to '3 or fewer invalid logon attempt(s), but not 0' (STIG only)

ACCESS CONTROL

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

ACCESS CONTROL

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

2.2.9 Ensure 'Allow log on locally' is set to 'Administrators' (STIG only)

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

2.2.12 Ensure 'Back up files and directories' is set to 'Administrators'

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

2.2.21 Ensure 'Create symbolic links' is set to 'Administrators, NT VIRTUAL MACHINE\Virtual Machines' (STIG only)

ACCESS CONTROL

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

2.2.25 Ensure 'Deny access to this computer from the network' to include 'Guests, Enterprise Admins Group, Domains Admins Group, Local account, and member of Administrators group' (STIG MS only)

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.27 Ensure 'Deny log on as a batch job' to include 'Guests, Enterprise Admins Group, and Domain Admins Group' (STIG MS only)

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.30 Ensure 'Deny log on as a service' to include 'Enterprise Admins Group and Domain Admins Group' (STIG MS only)

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.33 Ensure 'Deny log on locally' to include 'Guests, Enterprise Admins group, and Domain Admins group' (STIG MS only)

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.36 Ensure 'Deny log on through Remote Desktop Services' is set to 'Guests, Local account, Enterprise Admins Group, and Domain Admins Group' (STIG MS only)

ACCESS CONTROL

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

2.2.44 Ensure 'Impersonate a client after authentication' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE, SERVICE' (STIG MS only)

ACCESS CONTROL

2.2.46 Ensure 'Increase scheduling priority' is set to 'Administrators' (STIG only)

ACCESS CONTROL

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

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

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

2.3.1.5 Configure 'Accounts: Rename administrator account'

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

2.3.1.6 Configure 'Accounts: Rename guest account'

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

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'

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

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

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

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

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

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

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

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

ACCESS CONTROL

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

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

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

ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION