| 1.2.1 Ensure 'Account lockout duration' is set to '15 or more minute(s)' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 2.2.11 Ensure 'Back up files and directories' is set to 'Administrators' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 2.2.30 Ensure 'Generate security audits' is set to 'LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE, RESTRICTED SERVICES\PrintSpoolerService' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 2.2.36 Ensure 'Log on as a batch job' is set to 'Administrators' (DC Only) | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L2 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 2.2.44 Ensure 'Replace a process level token' is set to 'LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.1.3 Ensure 'Audit Kerberos Service Ticket Operations' is set to 'Success and Failure' (DC Only) | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.3.1 Ensure 'Audit PNP Activity' is set to include 'Success' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.3.2 Ensure 'Audit Process Creation' is set to include 'Success' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.4.2 Ensure 'Audit Directory Service Changes' is set to include 'Success' (DC only) | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.5.3 Ensure 'Audit Logoff' is set to include 'Success' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.6.4 Ensure 'Audit Removable Storage' is set to 'Success and Failure' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.7.2 Ensure 'Audit Authentication Policy Change' is set to include 'Success' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.8.1 Ensure 'Audit Sensitive Privilege Use' is set to 'Success' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.9.4 Ensure 'Audit Security System Extension' is set to include 'Success' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.5.8 Ensure 'MSS: (SafeDllSearchMode) Enable Safe DLL search mode' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.6.7.1 Ensure 'Audit client does not support encryption' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.6.7.2 Ensure 'Audit client does not support signing' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.6.8.2 Ensure 'Audit server does not support encryption' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.6.8.4 Ensure 'Enable insecure guest logons' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.6.11.4 Ensure 'Require domain users to elevate when setting a network's location' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 18.6.14.1 Ensure 'Hardened UNC Paths' is set to 'Enabled, with 'Require Mutual Authentication', 'Require Integrity', and 'Require Privacy' set for all NETLOGON and SYSVOL shares' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 18.7.3 Ensure 'Configure RPC connection settings: Protocol to use for outgoing RPC connections' is set to 'Enabled: RPC over TCP' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.7.5 Ensure 'Configure RPC listener settings: Protocols to allow for incoming RPC connections' is set to 'Enabled: RPC over TCP' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.7.10 Ensure 'Limits print driver installation to Administrators' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.9.5.3 Ensure 'Turn On Virtualization Based Security: Virtualization Based Protection of Code Integrity' is set to 'Enabled with UEFI lock' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 NG DC | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.9.5.6 Ensure 'Turn On Virtualization Based Security: Credential Guard Configuration' is set to 'Disabled' (DC Only) | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 NG DC | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.9.7.2 Ensure 'Prevent automatic download of applications associated with device metadata' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.9.13.1 Ensure 'Boot-Start Driver Initialization Policy' is set to 'Enabled: Good, unknown and bad but critical' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.9.19.2 Ensure 'Configure security policy processing: Do not apply during periodic background processing' is set to 'Enabled: FALSE' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.9.19.5 Ensure 'Turn off background refresh of Group Policy' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.9.27.1 Ensure 'Allow Custom SSPs and APs to be loaded into LSASS' is set to 'Disabled' (DC only) | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.9.29.1 Ensure 'Block user from showing account details on sign-in' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.9.29.5 Ensure 'Turn off app notifications on the lock screen' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.10.8.1 Ensure 'Disallow Autoplay for non-volume devices' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | MEDIA PROTECTION |
| 18.10.8.2 Ensure 'Set the default behavior for AutoRun' is set to 'Enabled: Do not execute any autorun commands' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | MEDIA PROTECTION |
| 18.10.18.2 Ensure 'Enable App Installer Experimental Features' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.10.26.4.1 Ensure 'System: Control Event Log behavior when the log file reaches its maximum size' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.10.26.4.2 Ensure 'System: Specify the maximum log file size (KB)' is set to 'Enabled: 32,768 or greater' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.10.29.3 Ensure 'Turn off Data Execution Prevention for Explorer' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.10.29.4 Ensure 'Turn off heap termination on corruption' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.10.41.1 Ensure 'Block all consumer Microsoft account user authentication' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 18.10.57.3.9.3 Ensure 'Require use of specific security layer for remote (RDP) connections' is set to 'Enabled: SSL' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 18.10.57.3.9.4 Ensure 'Require user authentication for remote connections by using Network Level Authentication' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 18.10.57.3.11.1 Ensure 'Do not delete temp folders upon exit' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.10.58.1 Ensure 'Prevent downloading of enclosures' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.10.83.2 Ensure 'Sign-in and lock last interactive user automatically after a restart' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 18.10.90.1.1 Ensure 'Allow Basic authentication' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 18.10.94.1.1 Ensure 'No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.10.94.4.2 Ensure 'Select when Quality Updates are received' is set to 'Enabled: 0 days' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 19.5.1.1 Ensure 'Turn off toast notifications on the lock screen' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |