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DISA MS Windows Privileged Access Workstation v2r3

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Name: DISA MS Windows Privileged Access Workstation v2r3

Updated: 8/19/2024

Authority: DISA STIG

Plugin: Windows

Revision: 1.2

Estimated Item Count: 25

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
DISA_STIG_MS_Windows_Privileged_Access_Workstation_v2r3.audit from DISA Microsoft Windows PAW v2r3 STIG
WPAW-00-000100 - Administrators of high-value IT resources must complete required training.
WPAW-00-000200 - Site IT resources designated as high value by the Authorizing Official (AO) must be remotely managed only via a Windows privileged access workstation (PAW) - AO must be remotely managed only via PAW
WPAW-00-000400 - Administrative accounts of all high-value IT resources must be assigned to a specific administrative tier in Active Directory to separate highly privileged administrative accounts from less privileged administrative accounts.
WPAW-00-000500 - A Windows PAW must only be used to manage high-value IT resources assigned to the same tier.
WPAW-00-000600 - All high-value IT resources must be assigned to a specific administrative tier to separate highly sensitive resources from less sensitive resources.
WPAW-00-000700 - The Windows PAW must be configured with a vendor-supported version of Windows 11 and applicable security patches that are DOD approved
WPAW-00-000800 - A Windows update service must be available to provide software updates for the PAW platform
WPAW-00-001000 - The Windows PAW must be configured so that all non-administrative-related applications and functions are blocked or removed from the PAW platform, including but not limited to email, Internet browsing, and line-of-business applications.
WPAW-00-001050 - Device Guard Code Integrity Policy must be used on the Windows PAW to restrict applications that can run on the system (Device Guard Code Integrity Policy).
WPAW-00-001060 - Device Guard Code Integrity Policy must be used on the Windows PAW to restrict applications that can run on the system (Device Guard User Mode Code Integrity).
WPAW-00-001100 - Windows PAWs must be restricted to only allow groups used to manage high-value IT resources and members of the local Administrators group to log on locally.
WPAW-00-001200 - The domain must be configured to restrict privileged administrator accounts from logging on to lower-tier hosts
WPAW-00-001300 - A Windows PAW used to manage domain controllers and directory services must not be used to manage any other type of high-value IT resource.
WPAW-00-001400 - PAWs used to manage Active Directory must only allow groups specifically designated to manage Active Directory, such as Enterprise and Domain Admins and members of the local Administrators group, to log on locally.
WPAW-00-001500 - In a Windows PAW, administrator accounts used for maintaining the PAW must be separate from administrative accounts used to manage high-value IT resources.
WPAW-00-001600 - The Windows PAW must be configured to enforce two-factor authentication and use Active Directory for authentication management.
WPAW-00-001700 - The Windows PAW must use a trusted channel for all connections between a PAW and IT resources managed from the PAW.
WPAW-00-001800 - If several Windows PAWs are set up in virtual machines (VMs) on a host server, the host server must only contain PAW VMs.
WPAW-00-002100 - The Windows PAW must be configured so that all inbound ports and services to a PAW are blocked except as needed for monitoring, scanning, and management tools or when the inbound communication is a response to an outbound connection request.
WPAW-00-002200 - The Windows PAW must be configured so that all outbound connections to the Internet from a PAW are blocked.
WPAW-00-002300 - The local Administrators group on the Windows PAW must only include groups with accounts specifically designated to administer the PAW.
WPAW-00-002400 - Local privileged groups (excluding Administrators) on the Windows PAW must be restricted to include no members
WPAW-00-002500 - Restricted remote administration must be enabled for high-value systems
WPAW-00-002600 - If several PAWs are set up in virtual machines (VMs) on a host server, domain administrative accounts used to manage high-value IT resources must not have access to the VM host operating system (OS) (only domain administrative accounts designated to manage PAWs should be able to access the VM host OS).