CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 DC L2 v3.0.0

Audit Details

Name: CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 DC L2 v3.0.0

Updated: 7/23/2024

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Windows

Revision: 1.2

Estimated Item Count: 46

File Details

Filename: CIS_DC_SERVER_2012_R2_Level_2_v3.0.0.audit

Size: 105 kB

MD5: 9d9f0bbd3ea3bdb8f3ca01af86c46bf4
SHA256: 501816d7400d13e2bae247627d70cf4dff0af5206257e3c8fb3bcb3e49406192

Audit Changelog

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Revision 1.2

Jul 23, 2024

Miscellaneous
  • Metadata updated.
Added
  • 18.10.37.1.1 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Windows Location Provider' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.10.37.2 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off location' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.10.43.12.1 (L2) Ensure 'Configure Watson events' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.10.43.5.2 (L2) Ensure 'Join Microsoft MAPS' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.10.57.3.10.1 (L2) Ensure 'Set time limit for active but idle Remote Desktop Services sessions' is set to 'Enabled: 15 minutes or less, but not Never (0)'
  • 18.10.57.3.10.2 (L2) Ensure 'Set time limit for disconnected sessions' is set to 'Enabled: 1 minute'
  • 18.10.57.3.2.1 (L2) Ensure 'Restrict Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop Services session' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.10.57.3.3.1 (L2) Ensure 'Do not allow COM port redirection' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.10.57.3.3.3 (L2) Ensure 'Do not allow LPT port redirection' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.10.57.3.3.4 (L2) Ensure 'Do not allow supported Plug and Play device redirection' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.10.59.3 (L2) Ensure 'Set what information is shared in Search' is set to 'Enabled: Anonymous info'
  • 18.10.81.3 (L2) Ensure 'Prevent Internet Explorer security prompt for Windows Installer scripts' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.10.89.2.2 (L2) Ensure 'Allow remote server management through WinRM' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.10.90.1 (L2) Ensure 'Allow Remote Shell Access' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.5.10 (L2) Ensure 'MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions IPv6) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted' is set to 'Enabled: 3'
  • 18.5.11 (L2) Ensure 'MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted' is set to 'Enabled: 3'
  • 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)'
  • 18.5.7 (L2) Ensure 'MSS: (PerformRouterDiscovery) Allow IRDP to detect and configure Default Gateway addresses (could lead to DoS)' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.6.10.2 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Networking Services' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.6.19.2.1 (L2) Disable IPv6 (Ensure TCPIP6 Parameter 'DisabledComponents' is set to '0xff (255)')
  • 18.6.20.1 (L2) Ensure 'Configuration of wireless settings using Windows Connect Now' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.6.20.2 (L2) Ensure 'Prohibit access of the Windows Connect Now wizards' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.6.9.1 (L2) Ensure 'Turn on Mapper I/O (LLTDIO) driver' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.6.9.2 (L2) Ensure 'Turn on Responder (RSPNDR) driver' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.8.1.1 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off notifications network usage' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.10 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off the 'Publish to Web' task for files and folders' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.11 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off the Windows Messenger Customer Experience Improvement Program' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.12 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.13 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Windows Error Reporting' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.2 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off handwriting personalization data sharing' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.3 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off handwriting recognition error reporting' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.4 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Internet Connection Wizard if URL connection is referring to Microsoft.com' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.6 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off printing over HTTP' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.7 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Registration if URL connection is referring to Microsoft.com' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.8 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Search Companion content file updates' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.9 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off the 'Order Prints' picture task' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.26.1 (L2) Ensure 'Disallow copying of user input methods to the system account for sign-in' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.46.11.1 (L2) Ensure 'Enable/Disable PerfTrack' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.9.46.5.1 (L2) Ensure 'Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool: Turn on MSDT interactive communication with support provider' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.9.48.1 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off the advertising ID' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.50.1.1 (L2) Ensure 'Enable Windows NTP Client' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 19.6.6.1.1 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Help Experience Improvement Program' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 19.7.42.2.1 (L2) Ensure 'Prevent Codec Download' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 2.2.36 (L2) Ensure 'Log on as a batch job' is set to 'Administrators' (DC Only)
  • 2.3.10.4 (L2) Ensure 'Network access: Do not allow storage of passwords and credentials for network authentication' is set to 'Enabled'
Removed
  • 18.10.37.1.1 Ensure 'Turn off Windows Location Provider' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.10.37.2 Ensure 'Turn off location' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.10.43.12.1 Ensure 'Configure Watson events' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.10.43.5.2 Ensure 'Join Microsoft MAPS' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.10.57.3.10.1 Ensure 'Set time limit for active but idle Remote Desktop Services sessions' is set to 'Enabled: 15 minutes or less, but not Never (0)'
  • 18.10.57.3.10.2 Ensure 'Set time limit for disconnected sessions' is set to 'Enabled: 1 minute'
  • 18.10.57.3.2.1 Ensure 'Restrict Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop Services session' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.10.57.3.3.1 Ensure 'Do not allow COM port redirection' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.10.57.3.3.3 Ensure 'Do not allow LPT port redirection' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.10.57.3.3.4 Ensure 'Do not allow supported Plug and Play device redirection' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.10.59.3 Ensure 'Set what information is shared in Search' is set to 'Enabled: Anonymous info'
  • 18.10.81.3 Ensure 'Prevent Internet Explorer security prompt for Windows Installer scripts' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.10.89.2.2 Ensure 'Allow remote server management through WinRM' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.10.90.1 Ensure 'Allow Remote Shell Access' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.5.10 Ensure 'MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions IPv6) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted' is set to 'Enabled: 3'
  • 18.5.11 Ensure 'MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted' is set to 'Enabled: 3'
  • 18.5.5 Ensure 'MSS: (KeepAliveTime) How often keep-alive packets are sent in milliseconds' is set to 'Enabled: 300,000 or 5 minutes (recommended)'
  • 18.5.7 Ensure 'MSS: (PerformRouterDiscovery) Allow IRDP to detect and configure Default Gateway addresses (could lead to DoS)' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.6.10.2 Ensure 'Turn off Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Networking Services' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.6.19.2.1 Disable IPv6 (Ensure TCPIP6 Parameter 'DisabledComponents' is set to '0xff (255)')
  • 18.6.20.1 Ensure 'Configuration of wireless settings using Windows Connect Now' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.6.20.2 Ensure 'Prohibit access of the Windows Connect Now wizards' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.6.9.1 Ensure 'Turn on Mapper I/O (LLTDIO) driver' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.6.9.2 Ensure 'Turn on Responder (RSPNDR) driver' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.8.1.1 Ensure 'Turn off notifications network usage' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.10 Ensure 'Turn off the 'Publish to Web' task for files and folders' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.11 Ensure 'Turn off the Windows Messenger Customer Experience Improvement Program' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.12 Ensure 'Turn off Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.13 Ensure 'Turn off Windows Error Reporting' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.2 Ensure 'Turn off handwriting personalization data sharing' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.3 Ensure 'Turn off handwriting recognition error reporting' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.4 Ensure 'Turn off Internet Connection Wizard if URL connection is referring to Microsoft.com' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.6 Ensure 'Turn off printing over HTTP' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.7 Ensure 'Turn off Registration if URL connection is referring to Microsoft.com' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.8 Ensure 'Turn off Search Companion content file updates' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.20.1.9 Ensure 'Turn off the 'Order Prints' picture task' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.26.1 Ensure 'Disallow copying of user input methods to the system account for sign-in' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.46.11.1 Ensure 'Enable/Disable PerfTrack' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.9.46.5.1 Ensure 'Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool: Turn on MSDT interactive communication with support provider' is set to 'Disabled'
  • 18.9.48.1 Ensure 'Turn off the advertising ID' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 18.9.50.1.1 Ensure 'Enable Windows NTP Client' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 19.6.6.1.1 Ensure 'Turn off Help Experience Improvement Program' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 19.7.42.2.1 Ensure 'Prevent Codec Download' is set to 'Enabled'
  • 2.2.36 Ensure 'Log on as a batch job' is set to 'Administrators' (DC Only)
  • 2.3.10.4 Ensure 'Network access: Do not allow storage of passwords and credentials for network authentication' is set to 'Enabled'
Revision 1.1

Jun 17, 2024

Miscellaneous
  • Metadata updated.