DISA_STIG_MS_Windows_Privileged_Access_Workstation_v3r1.audit from DISA Microsoft Windows PAW v3r1 STIG

WPAW-00-000100 - Administrators of high-value IT resources must complete required training.

CAT|III

CCI|CCI-000101

CCI|CCI-000366

Rule-ID|SV-243442r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-000100

STIG-Legacy|SV-92847

STIG-Legacy|V-78141

Vuln-ID|V-243442

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

CAT|II

Rule-ID|SV-243443r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-000200

STIG-Legacy|SV-92849

STIG-Legacy|V-78143

Vuln-ID|V-243443

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.

CCI|CCI-002227

Rule-ID|SV-243444r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-000400

STIG-Legacy|SV-92851

STIG-Legacy|V-78145

Vuln-ID|V-243444

WPAW-00-000500 - A Windows PAW must only be used to manage high-value IT resources assigned to the same tier.

Rule-ID|SV-243445r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-000500

STIG-Legacy|SV-92853

STIG-Legacy|V-78147

Vuln-ID|V-243445

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.

Rule-ID|SV-243446r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-000600

STIG-Legacy|SV-92855

STIG-Legacy|V-78149

Vuln-ID|V-243446

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.

Rule-ID|SV-243447r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-000700

STIG-Legacy|SV-92857

STIG-Legacy|V-78151

Vuln-ID|V-243447

WPAW-00-000800 - A Windows update service must be available to provide software updates for the PAW platform.

Rule-ID|SV-243448r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-000800

STIG-Legacy|SV-92859

STIG-Legacy|V-78153

Vuln-ID|V-243448

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.

Rule-ID|SV-243449r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-001000

STIG-Legacy|SV-92861

STIG-Legacy|V-78155

Vuln-ID|V-243449

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).

Rule-ID|SV-243450r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-001050

STIG-Legacy|SV-92863

STIG-Legacy|V-78157

Vuln-ID|V-243450

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).

Rule-ID|SV-243451r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-001060

STIG-Legacy|SV-92869

STIG-Legacy|V-78163

Vuln-ID|V-243451

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.

Rule-ID|SV-243452r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-001100

STIG-Legacy|SV-92871

STIG-Legacy|V-78165

Vuln-ID|V-243452

WPAW-00-001200 - The domain must be configured to restrict privileged administrator accounts from logging on to lower-tier hosts.

Rule-ID|SV-243453r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-001200

STIG-Legacy|SV-92873

STIG-Legacy|V-78167

Vuln-ID|V-243453

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.

CAT|I

CCI|CCI-001082

Rule-ID|SV-243454r958514_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-001300

STIG-Legacy|SV-92875

STIG-Legacy|V-78169

Vuln-ID|V-243454

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.

Rule-ID|SV-243455r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-001400

STIG-Legacy|SV-92877

STIG-Legacy|V-78171

Vuln-ID|V-243455

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.

Rule-ID|SV-243456r958514_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-001500

STIG-Legacy|SV-92879

STIG-Legacy|V-78173

Vuln-ID|V-243456

WPAW-00-001600 - The Windows PAW must be configured to enforce two-factor authentication and use Active Directory for authentication management.

CCI|CCI-000765

Rule-ID|SV-243457r997927_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-001600

STIG-Legacy|SV-92881

STIG-Legacy|V-78175

Vuln-ID|V-243457

WPAW-00-001700 - The Windows PAW must use a trusted channel for all connections between a PAW and IT resources managed from the PAW.

CCI|CCI-001135

CCI|CCI-002426

Rule-ID|SV-243458r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-001700

STIG-Legacy|SV-92883

STIG-Legacy|V-78177

Vuln-ID|V-243458

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.

Rule-ID|SV-243459r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-001800

STIG-Legacy|SV-92885

STIG-Legacy|V-78179

Vuln-ID|V-243459

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.

CCI|CCI-002403

Rule-ID|SV-243460r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-002100

STIG-Legacy|SV-92887

STIG-Legacy|V-78181

Vuln-ID|V-243460

WPAW-00-002200 - The Windows PAW must be configured so that all outbound connections to the Internet from a PAW are blocked.

CCI|CCI-002399

Rule-ID|SV-243461r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-002200

STIG-Legacy|SV-92889

STIG-Legacy|V-78183

Vuln-ID|V-243461

WPAW-00-002300 - The local Administrators group on the Windows PAW must only include groups with accounts specifically designated to administer the PAW.

Rule-ID|SV-243462r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-002300

STIG-Legacy|SV-92891

STIG-Legacy|V-78185

Vuln-ID|V-243462

WPAW-00-002400 - Local privileged groups (excluding Administrators) on the Windows PAW must be restricted to include no members - excluding Administrators on the Windows PAW must be restricted to include no members

Rule-ID|SV-243463r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-002400

STIG-Legacy|SV-92865

STIG-Legacy|V-78159

Vuln-ID|V-243463

WPAW-00-002500 - Restricted remote administration must be enabled for high-value systems.

Rule-ID|SV-243464r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-002500

STIG-Legacy|SV-92867

STIG-Legacy|V-78161

Vuln-ID|V-243464

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).

Rule-ID|SV-243465r991589_rule

STIG-ID|WPAW-00-002600

STIG-Legacy|SV-92893

STIG-Legacy|V-78187

Vuln-ID|V-243465

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