| 1.1.1 (L1) Ensure 'Enforce password history' is set to '24 or more password(s)' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 1.1.4 (L1) Ensure 'Minimum password length' is set to '14 or more character(s)' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 2.2.4 (L1) Ensure 'Act as part of the operating system' is set to 'No One' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 2.2.32 (L1) Ensure 'Impersonate a client after authentication' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE, SERVICE' and (when the Web Server (IIS) Role with Web Services Role Service is installed) 'IIS_IUSRS' (MS only) | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 2.2.38 (L1) Ensure 'Manage auditing and security log' is set to 'Administrators' (MS only) | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 2.2.43 (L1) Ensure 'Profile system performance' is set to 'Administrators, NT SERVICE\WdiServiceHost' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 2.3.1.1 (L1) Ensure 'Accounts: Block Microsoft accounts' is set to 'Users can't add or log on with Microsoft accounts' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 2.3.1.2 (L1) Ensure 'Accounts: Guest account status' is set to 'Disabled' (MS only) | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 2.3.4.2 (L1) Ensure 'Devices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 2.3.8.3 (L1) Ensure 'Microsoft network client: Send unencrypted password to third-party SMB servers' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 2.3.10.4 (L2) Ensure 'Network access: Do not allow storage of passwords and credentials for network authentication' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 DC L2 v3.0.0 | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 2.3.11.9 (L1) Ensure 'Network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP based (including secure RPC) clients' is set to 'Require NTLMv2 session security, Require 128-bit encryption' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 2.3.17.6 (L1) Ensure 'User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 9.1.5 (L1) Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Domain: Logging: Name' is set to '%SystemRoot%\System32\logfiles\firewall\domainfw.log' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 9.2.2 (L1) Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Private: Inbound connections' is set to 'Block (default)' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 9.2.8 (L1) Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Private: Logging: Log successful connections' is set to 'Yes' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 9.3.4 (L1) Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Public: Settings: Display a notification' is set to 'No' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 9.3.8 (L1) Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Public: Logging: Size limit (KB)' is set to '16,384 KB or greater' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 DC L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 9.3.10 (L1) Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Public: Logging: Log successful connections' is set to 'Yes' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 17.2.6 (L1) Ensure 'Audit User Account Management' is set to 'Success and Failure' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.5.1 (L1) Ensure 'Audit Account Lockout' is set to include 'Failure' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.7.1 (L1) Ensure 'Audit Audit Policy Change' is set to include 'Success' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.9.5 (L1) Ensure 'Audit System Integrity' is set to 'Success and Failure' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.4.3 (L1) Ensure 'Configure SMB v1 server' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.5.1 (L1) Ensure 'MSS: (AutoAdminLogon) Enable Automatic Logon (not recommended)' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 18.5.3 (L1) Ensure 'MSS: (DisableIPSourceRouting) IP source routing protection level (protects against packet spoofing)' is set to 'Enabled: Highest protection, source routing is completely disabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION |
| 18.5.5 (L2) Ensure 'MSS: (KeepAliveTime) How often keep-alive packets are sent in milliseconds' is set to 'Enabled: 300,000 or 5 minutes (recommended)' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 DC L2 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 18.5.7 (L2) Ensure 'MSS: (PerformRouterDiscovery) Allow IRDP to detect and configure Default Gateway addresses (could lead to DoS)' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L2 v3.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.5.11 (L2) Ensure 'MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted' is set to 'Enabled: 3' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L2 v3.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.6.9.2 (L2) Ensure 'Turn on Responder (RSPNDR) driver' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L2 v3.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION |
| 18.6.20.2 (L2) Ensure 'Prohibit access of the Windows Connect Now wizards' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 DC L2 v3.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.7.4 (L1) Ensure 'Manage processing of Queue-specific files' is set to 'Enabled: Limit Queue-specific files to Color profiles' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.7.6 (L1) Ensure 'Point and Print Restrictions: When updating drivers for an existing connection' is set to 'Enabled: Show warning and elevation prompt' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.9.13.1 (L1) Ensure 'Boot-Start Driver Initialization Policy' is set to 'Enabled: Good, unknown and bad but critical' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.9.20.1.1 (L1) Ensure 'Turn off downloading of print drivers over HTTP' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.9.20.1.6 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off printing over HTTP' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L2 v3.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.9.20.1.7 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Registration if URL connection is referring to Microsoft.com' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L2 v3.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.9.20.1.8 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off Search Companion content file updates' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L2 v3.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.9.32.6.1 (L1) Ensure 'Require a password when a computer wakes (on battery)' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 18.9.48.1 (L2) Ensure 'Turn off the advertising ID' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 DC L2 v3.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.10.24.4 (L1) Ensure 'Default Protections for Popular Software' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.10.24.5 (L1) Ensure 'Default Protections for Recommended Software' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.10.26.2.2 (L1) Ensure 'Security: Specify the maximum log file size (KB)' is set to 'Enabled: 196,608 or greater' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.10.29.4 (L1) Ensure 'Turn off shell protocol protected mode' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.10.51.1 (L1) Ensure 'Prevent the usage of OneDrive for file storage' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 18.10.57.3.3.4 (L2) Ensure 'Do not allow supported Plug and Play device redirection' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L2 v3.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.10.57.3.9.2 (L1) Ensure 'Require secure RPC communication' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 18.10.57.3.10.2 (L2) Ensure 'Set time limit for disconnected sessions' is set to 'Enabled: 1 minute' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 DC L2 v3.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 18.10.89.1.1 (L1) Ensure 'Allow Basic authentication' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 18.10.93.2.1 (L1) Ensure 'Configure Automatic Updates' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |