18.8.26.1 Ensure 'Disallow copying of user input methods to the system account for sign-in' is set to 'Enabled'

Information

This policy prevents automatic copying of user input methods to the system account for use on the sign-in screen. The user is restricted to the set of input methods that are enabled in the system account.

The recommended state for this setting is: 'Enabled'.

Rationale:
This is a way to increase the security of the system account.

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to 'Enabled':


Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\System\Locale Services\Disallow copying of user input methods to the system account for sign-in


Note: This Group Policy path may not exist by default. It is provided by the Group Policy template 'Globalization.admx/adml' that is included with the Microsoft Windows 8.0 & Server 2012 (non-R2) Administrative Templates (or newer).

Impact:
Users will have input methods enabled for the system account on the sign-in page.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1949

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, CCE|CCE-36343-2, CSCv6|3.1

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: ed61abf4f6284ccdc63305b65d70aa576a2b9b6782dd2193f9d9804f0e011ea2