| 2.2.15 Ensure 'Create global objects' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE, SERVICE' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 2.2.29 Ensure 'Force shutdown from a remote system' is set to 'Administrators' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 2.2.33 Ensure 'Increase scheduling priority' is set to 'Administrators, Window Manager\Window Manager Group' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 2.2.34 Ensure 'Load and unload device drivers' is set to 'Administrators' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 2.2.41 Ensure 'Perform volume maintenance tasks' is set to 'Administrators' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 2.2.42 Ensure 'Profile single process' is set to 'Administrators' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 2.2.46 Ensure 'Shut down the system' is set to 'Administrators' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 2.3.5.5 Ensure 'Domain controller: Refuse machine account password changes' is set to 'Disabled' (DC only) | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 2.3.7.3 Ensure 'Interactive logon: Machine inactivity limit' is set to '900 or fewer second(s), but not 0' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 2.3.7.4 Configure 'Interactive logon: Message text for users attempting to log on' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 2.3.9.2 Ensure 'Microsoft network server: Digitally sign communications (always)' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 2.3.10.6 Ensure 'Network access: Named Pipes that can be accessed anonymously' is configured (DC only) | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 2.3.10.8 Ensure 'Network access: Remotely accessible registry paths' is configured | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 2.3.11.9 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 Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 2.3.11.11 Ensure 'Network security: Restrict NTLM: Audit Incoming NTLM Traffic' is set to 'Enable auditing for all accounts' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 2.3.11.12 Ensure 'Network security: Restrict NTLM: Audit NTLM authentication in this domain' is set to 'Enable all' (DC only) | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 2.3.15.2 Ensure 'System objects: Strengthen default permissions of internal system objects (e.g. Symbolic Links)' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 9.1.1 Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Domain: Firewall state' is set to 'On (recommended)' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 9.1.2 Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Domain: Inbound connections' is set to 'Block (default)' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 9.1.3 Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Domain: Settings: Display a notification' is set to 'No' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 9.3.4 Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Public: Settings: Apply local firewall rules' is set to 'No' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 9.3.9 Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Public: Logging: Log successful connections' is set to 'Yes' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 17.2.1 (L1) Ensure 'Audit Application Group Management' is set to 'Success and Failure' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 DC L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.2.5 (L1) Ensure 'Audit Security Group Management' is set to include 'Success' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 DC L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.4.2 (L1) Ensure 'Audit Directory Service Changes' is set to include 'Success' (DC only) | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 DC 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 DC L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.5.5 (L1) Ensure 'Audit Special Logon' is set to include 'Success' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 DC L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.9.3 Ensure 'Audit Security State Change' is set to include 'Success' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.9.5 (L1) Ensure 'Audit System Integrity' is set to 'Success and Failure' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 DC L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.4.4 Ensure 'Enable Certificate Padding' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 18.6.8.5 Ensure 'Enable remote mailslots' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.6.8.7 Ensure 'Require Encryption' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 18.7.8 Ensure 'Configure RPC packet level privacy setting for incoming connections' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.9.4.1 Ensure 'Encryption Oracle Remediation' is set to 'Enabled: Force Updated Clients' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.9.17.1 Ensure 'Enable / disable CLFS logfile authentication' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.9.20.1.1 Ensure 'Turn off downloading of print drivers over HTTP' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.9.29.6 Ensure 'Turn on convenience PIN sign-in' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.9.35.6.4 Ensure 'Require a password when a computer wakes (plugged in)' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 18.9.53.1.1 Ensure 'Enable Windows NTP Client' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.10.8.3 Ensure 'Turn off Autoplay' is set to 'Enabled: All drives' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | MEDIA PROTECTION |
| 18.10.9.1.1 Ensure 'Configure enhanced anti-spoofing' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.10.15.1 Ensure 'Do not display the password reveal button' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 18.10.26.3.2 Ensure 'Setup: 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 |
| 18.10.57.2.2 Ensure 'Do not allow passwords to be saved' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.10.77.2.1 Ensure 'Configure Windows Defender SmartScreen' is set to 'Enabled: Warn and prevent bypass' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.10.82.2 Ensure 'Always install with elevated privileges' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 18.10.90.2.1 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 |
| 18.10.94.2.1 Ensure 'Configure Automatic Updates' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | RISK ASSESSMENT, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 19.7.8.1 Ensure 'Configure Windows spotlight on lock screen' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 19.7.8.2 Ensure 'Do not suggest third-party content in Windows spotlight' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 DC | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
