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1.176 WN11-CC-000350

Information

The Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service must not allow unencrypted traffic.

GROUP ID: V-253419
RULE ID: SV-253419r958850

Unencrypted remote access to a system can allow sensitive information to be compromised. Windows remote management connections must be encrypted to prevent this.

Solution

Configure the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Windows Remote Management (WinRM) >> WinRM Service >> 'Allow unencrypted traffic'

to 'Disabled'.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27756

Item Details

Category: MAINTENANCE

References: 800-53|MA-4(6), CCI|CCI-003123, Rule-ID|SV-253419r958850_rule, STIG-ID|WN11-CC-000350, Vuln-ID|V-253419

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: f357ce2f04774ae39359cb686fc9364f3461e21cc99d18e3d099f1286dcea5aa