WN12-CC-000054 - Users must be prompted to authenticate on resume from sleep (on battery).

Information

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

Solution

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

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_2012_and_2012_R2_DC_V3R7_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-11, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002038, Rule-ID|SV-226172r852097_rule, STIG-ID|WN12-CC-000054, STIG-Legacy|SV-53131, STIG-Legacy|V-15705, Vuln-ID|V-226172

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: db17f091499d790df4e0e5fa4b440f367c29aeb71d9b62a543a5aaa7c1a94f3b