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1.191 WN10-SO-000025

Information

The built-in guest account must be renamed.

GROUP ID: V-220912RULE ID: SV-220912r991589

The built-in guest account is a well-known user account on all Windows systems and, as initially installed, does not require a password. This can allow access to system resources by unauthorized users. Renaming this account to an unidentified name improves the protection of this account and the system.

Solution

Configure the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> 'Accounts: Rename guest account'

to a name other than 'Guest'.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23869

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-220912r991589_rule, STIG-ID|WN10-SO-000025, Vuln-ID|V-220912

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: efc00a3d71bcfae0e9cbd3eb09440a515dbaf4fa0fdce58218900051d7af2d52