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CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 STIG v3.0.0 STIG DC

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Audit Details

Name: CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 STIG v3.0.0 STIG DC

Updated: 10/30/2025

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Windows

Revision: 1.4

Estimated Item Count: 267

File Details

Filename: CIS_Microsoft_Windows_Server_2016_STIG_v3.0.0_STIG_DC.audit

Size: 575 kB

MD5: e34fe66414008b768f728d2767aa19a5
SHA256: 9324590f927809b96d13cd2f7f409c660d6e36d4122ce8b5e118b77e9a039124

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
1.1.1 Ensure 'Enforce password history' is set to '24 or more password(s)'
1.1.3 Ensure 'Maximum password age' is set to '60 or fewer days, but not 0' (STIG only)
1.1.4 Ensure 'Minimum password age' is set to '1 or more day(s)'
1.1.5 Ensure 'Minimum password length' is set to '14 or more character(s)'
1.1.6 Ensure 'Password must meet complexity requirements' is set to 'Enabled'
1.1.7 Ensure 'Store passwords using reversible encryption' is set to 'Disabled'
1.2.1 Ensure 'Account lockout duration' is set to '15 or more minute(s)'
1.2.3 Ensure 'Account lockout threshold' is set to '3 or fewer invalid logon attempt(s), but not 0' (STIG only)
1.2.5 Ensure 'Reset account lockout counter after' is set to '15 or more minute(s)'
1.3.1 Ensure 'Enforce user logon restrictions' is set to 'Enabled' (STIG DC only)
1.3.2 Ensure 'Maximum lifetime for service ticket' is set to '600 or fewer minutes, but not 0' (STIG DC only)
1.3.3 Ensure 'Maximum lifetime for user ticket' is set to '10 or fewer hours, but not 0' (STIG DC only)
1.3.4 Ensure 'Maximum lifetime for user ticket renewal' is set to '7 or fewer days' (STIG DC only)
1.3.5 Ensure 'Maximum tolerance for computer clock synchronization' is set to '5 or fewer minutes' (STIG DC only)
2.2.1 Ensure 'Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller' is set to 'No One'
2.2.2 Ensure 'Access this computer from the network' is set to 'Administrators, Authenticated Users, ENTERPRISE DOMAIN CONTROLLERS' (DC only)
2.2.4 Ensure 'Act as part of the operating system' is set to 'No One'
2.2.5 Ensure 'Add workstations to domain' is set to 'Administrators' (DC only)
2.2.7 Ensure 'Allow log on locally' is set to 'Administrators, ENTERPRISE DOMAIN CONTROLLERS' (DC only)
2.2.8 Ensure 'Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services' is set to 'Administrators' (DC only)
2.2.10 Ensure 'Back up files and directories' is set to 'Administrators'
2.2.13 Ensure 'Create a pagefile' is set to 'Administrators'
2.2.14 Ensure 'Create a token object' is set to 'No One'
2.2.15 Ensure 'Create global objects' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE, SERVICE'
2.2.16 Ensure 'Create permanent shared objects' is set to 'No One'
2.2.18 Ensure 'Create symbolic links' is set to 'Administrators, NT VIRTUAL MACHINE\Virtual Machines' (MS only)
2.2.19 Ensure 'Debug programs' is set to 'Administrators'
2.2.20 Ensure 'Deny access to this computer from the network' to include 'Guests' (DC only)
2.2.23 Ensure 'Deny log on as a batch job' to include 'Guests'
2.2.26 Ensure 'Deny log on as a service' to include 'No one' (STIG DC only)
2.2.28 Ensure 'Deny log on locally' to include 'Guests'
2.2.30 Ensure 'Deny log on through Remote Desktop Services' to include 'Guests' (DC only)
2.2.33 Ensure 'Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation' is set to 'Administrators' (DC only)
2.2.35 Ensure 'Force shutdown from a remote system' is set to 'Administrators'
2.2.36 Ensure 'Generate security audits' is set to 'LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE'
2.2.37 Ensure 'Impersonate a client after authentication' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE, SERVICE' (DC only)
2.2.40 Ensure 'Increase scheduling priority' is set to 'Administrators'
2.2.41 Ensure 'Load and unload device drivers' is set to 'Administrators'
2.2.42 Ensure 'Lock pages in memory' is set to 'No One'
2.2.46 Ensure 'Manage auditing and security log' is set to 'Administrators' (STIG DC only)
2.2.48 Ensure 'Modify firmware environment values' is set to 'Administrators'
2.2.49 Ensure 'Perform volume maintenance tasks' is set to 'Administrators'
2.2.50 Ensure 'Profile single process' is set to 'Administrators'
2.2.53 Ensure 'Restore files and directories' is set to 'Administrators'
2.2.56 Ensure 'Take ownership of files or other objects' is set to 'Administrators'
2.3.1.3 Ensure 'Accounts: Guest account status' is set to 'Disabled' (STIG only)
2.3.1.4 Ensure 'Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only' is set to 'Enabled'
2.3.1.5 Configure 'Accounts: Rename administrator account'
2.3.1.6 Configure 'Accounts: Rename guest account'
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'