1.116 WN11-CC-000040

Information

Insecure logons to an SMB server must be disabled.

GROUP ID: V-253360
RULE ID: SV-253360r991589

Insecure guest logons allow unauthenticated access to shared folders. Shared resources on a system must require authentication to establish proper access.

Solution

Configure the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Network >> Lanman Workstation >> 'Enable insecure guest logons'

to 'Disabled'.

See Also

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