WN12-CC-000048 - Copying of user input methods to the system account for sign-in must be prevented.

Information

Allowing different input methods for sign-in could open different avenues of attack. User input methods must be restricted to those enabled for the system account at sign-in.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Locale Services -> 'Disallow copying of user input methods to the system account for sign-in' to 'Enabled'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_2012_and_2012_R2_DC_V3R7_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-226169r794430_rule, STIG-ID|WN12-CC-000048, STIG-Legacy|SV-51610, STIG-Legacy|V-36681, Vuln-ID|V-226169

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 370fb81db3b06a527d34d094a574cb92228c4c5a96e8f97b8bd0832bea6a4594