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WN12-CC-000055 - The user must be prompted to authenticate on resume from sleep (plugged in).

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Information

Authentication must always be required when accessing a system. This setting ensures the user is prompted for a password on resume from sleep (plugged in).

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Power Management -> Sleep Settings -> 'Require a password when a computer wakes (plugged in)' to 'Enabled'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_2012_and_2012_R2_DC_V3R5_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002038, Rule-ID|SV-226173r852098_rule, STIG-ID|WN12-CC-000055, STIG-Legacy|SV-53132, STIG-Legacy|V-15706, Vuln-ID|V-226173

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 9fec3f78f16b2fad3e050db14e693393436acccb2dce14c924253dee5db4250c