3.042 - Outgoing secure channel traffic is not signed when possible.

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Information

Requests sent on the secure channel are authenticated, and sensitive information (such as passwords) is encrypted, but the channel is not integrity checked. If this policy is enabled, all outgoing secure channel traffic should be signed.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> 'Domain Member: Digitally sign secure channel data (when possible)' to 'Enabled'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_7_V1R32_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-3(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-002418, CCI|CCI-002421, CSCv6|13, Rule-ID|SV-25040r1_rule, STIG-ID|3.042, Vuln-ID|V-1164

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: adaa8d74473d4bb2a2553977fd4d62ccf5cad11dadfa5adfb4083e9f870e0fc9