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WN11-CC-000300 - Basic authentication for RSS feeds over HTTP must not be used.

Information

Basic authentication uses plain text passwords that could be used to compromise a system.

Solution

The default behavior is for the Windows RSS platform to not use Basic authentication over HTTP connections.

To correct this, configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> RSS Feeds >> 'Turn on Basic feed authentication over HTTP' to 'Not Configured' or 'Disabled'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_11_V2R7_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-253408r958478_rule, STIG-ID|WN11-CC-000300, Vuln-ID|V-253408

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: bd346c540915cb09602849b5d4c5c728b6dcfd2c2978a5f1026590f2e2d1aded