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CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 STIG v3.0.0 STIG MS

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Audit Details

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

Updated: 10/30/2025

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Windows

Revision: 1.4

Estimated Item Count: 242

File Details

Filename: CIS_Microsoft_Windows_Server_2016_STIG_v3.0.0_STIG_MS.audit

Size: 521 kB

MD5: 241485e57c525262f2bebe394bb6aa7d
SHA256: 6c91588bd03e5e25da39957edd52bf70d82fea90e734eb0bd52c227653428d07

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)'
2.2.1 Ensure 'Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller' is set to 'No One'
2.2.3 Ensure 'Access this computer from the network' is set to 'Administrators, Authenticated Users' (MS only)
2.2.4 Ensure 'Act as part of the operating system' is set to 'No One'
2.2.7 Ensure 'Allow log on locally' is set to 'Administrators, ENTERPRISE DOMAIN CONTROLLERS' (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'
2.2.22 Ensure 'Deny access to this computer from the network' to include 'Guests, Enterprise Admins Group, Domains Admins Group, Local account, and member of Administrators group' (STIG MS only)
2.2.24 Ensure 'Deny log on as a batch job' to include 'Guests, Enterprise Admins Group, and Domain Admins Group' (STIG MS only)
2.2.27 Ensure 'Deny log on as a service' to include 'Enterprise Admins Group and Domain Admins Group' (STIG MS only)
2.2.29 Ensure 'Deny log on locally' to include 'Guests, Enterprise Admins group, and Domain Admins group' (STIG MS only)
2.2.32 Ensure 'Deny log on through Remote Desktop Services' is set to 'Guests, Local account, Enterprise Admins Group, and Domain Admins Group' (STIG MS only)
2.2.34 Ensure 'Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation' is set to 'No One' (MS 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'
2.2.39 Ensure 'Impersonate a client after authentication' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE, SERVICE' (STIG MS 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'
2.2.45 Ensure 'Manage auditing and security log' is set to 'Administrators' (MS 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'
2.3.6.1 Ensure 'Domain member: Digitally encrypt or sign secure channel data (always)' is set to 'Enabled'
2.3.6.2 Ensure 'Domain member: Digitally encrypt secure channel data (when possible)' is set to 'Enabled'
2.3.6.3 Ensure 'Domain member: Digitally sign secure channel data (when possible)' is set to 'Enabled'
2.3.6.4 Ensure 'Domain member: Disable machine account password changes' is set to 'Disabled'
2.3.6.5 Ensure 'Domain member: Maximum machine account password age' is set to '30 or fewer days, but not 0'
2.3.6.6 Ensure 'Domain member: Require strong (Windows 2000 or later) session key' is set to 'Enabled'
2.3.7.3 Ensure 'Interactive logon: Machine inactivity limit' is set to '900 or fewer second(s), but not 0'