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5.43 Ensure 'Xbox Live Auth Manager (XblAuthManager)' is set to 'Disabled'

Information

Provides authentication and authorization services for interacting with Xbox Live.

The recommended state for this setting is: Disabled.

Xbox Live is a gaming service and has no place in an enterprise managed environment (perhaps unless it is a gaming company).

Solution

To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to: Disabled.

Computer Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\Security Settings\System Services\Xbox Live Auth Manager

Impact:

Connections to Xbox Live may fail and applications that interact with that service may also fail.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27832

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, 800-53|CM-7, CSCv7|9.2

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: c9065c25116894080b53b6f3ba4f7bdebd7498a041f3fd1aeb4c323fa5f8d1b0