| 1.1.6 (L1) Ensure 'Store passwords using reversible encryption' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 2.2.4 Ensure 'Act as part of the operating system' is set to 'No One' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 2.2.14 Ensure 'Create a token object' is set to 'No One' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 2.2.16 Ensure 'Create permanent shared objects' is set to 'No One' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 2.2.32 Ensure 'Impersonate a client after authentication' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE, SERVICE, RESTRICTED SERVICES\PrintSpoolerService' (MS only) | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | 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 MS | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 2.3.6.1 Ensure 'Domain member: Digitally encrypt or sign secure channel data (always)' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 2.3.6.4 Ensure 'Domain member: Disable machine account password changes' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 2.3.7.2 Ensure 'Interactive logon: Don't display last signed-in' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 2.3.7.5 Configure 'Interactive logon: Message title for users attempting to log on' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 2.3.7.9 Ensure 'Interactive logon: Smart card removal behavior' is set to 'Lock Workstation' or higher | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 2.3.10.11 Ensure 'Network access: Restrict clients allowed to make remote calls to SAM' is set to 'Administrators: Remote Access: Allow' (MS only) | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 2.3.11.4 Ensure 'Network security: Configure encryption types allowed for Kerberos' is set to 'AES128_HMAC_SHA1, AES256_HMAC_SHA1, Future encryption types' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 2.3.11.8 Ensure 'Network security: LDAP client signing requirements' is set to 'Negotiate signing' or higher | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 2.3.17.6 Ensure 'User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 9.1.4 Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Domain: Logging: Name' is configured | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | Windows | SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 9.2.6 Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Private: Logging: Log dropped packets' is set to 'Yes' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 9.2.7 Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Private: Logging: Log successful connections' is set to 'Yes' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 9.3.1 Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Public: Firewall state' is set to 'On (recommended)' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | 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 MS | Windows | SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 9.3.5 Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Public: Settings: Apply local connection security rules' is set to 'No' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | Windows | SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 9.3.8 Ensure 'Windows Firewall: Public: Logging: Log dropped packets' is set to 'Yes' | CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2025 v2.1.0 L1 MS | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION |
| 17.7.2 (L1) Ensure 'Audit Authentication Policy Change' is set to include 'Success' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.7.3 (L1) Ensure 'Audit Authorization Policy Change' is set to include 'Success' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 17.9.1 (L1) Ensure 'Audit IPsec Driver' is set to 'Success and Failure' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.1.1.1 (L1) Ensure 'Prevent enabling lock screen camera' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.5.8 (L1) Ensure 'MSS: (SafeDllSearchMode) Enable Safe DLL search mode (recommended)' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.5.9 (L1) Ensure 'MSS: (ScreenSaverGracePeriod) The time in seconds before the screen saver grace period expires (0 recommended)' is set to 'Enabled: 5 or fewer seconds' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 18.5.12 (L1) Ensure 'MSS: (WarningLevel) Percentage threshold for the security event log at which the system will generate a warning' is set to 'Enabled: 90% or less' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.6.4.1 (L1) Ensure 'Configure NetBIOS settings' is set to 'Enabled: Disable NetBIOS name resolution on public networks' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.7.3 (L1) Ensure 'Limits print driver installation to Administrators' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.10.5.1 (L1) Ensure 'Allow Microsoft accounts to be optional' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 18.10.14.1 (L1) Ensure 'Do not display the password reveal button' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION |
| 18.10.24.2 (L1) Ensure 'Default Action and Mitigation Settings' is set to 'Enabled' (plus subsettings) | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.10.24.6 (L1) Ensure 'System ASLR' is set to 'Enabled: Application Opt-In' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.10.26.1.2 (L1) Ensure 'Application: Specify the maximum log file size (KB)' is set to 'Enabled: 32,768 or greater' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.10.26.2.1 (L1) Ensure 'Security: Control Event Log behavior when the log file reaches its maximum size' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.10.26.3.1 (L1) Ensure 'Setup: Control Event Log behavior when the log file reaches its maximum size' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.10.26.3.2 (L1) Ensure 'Setup: Specify the maximum log file size (KB)' is set to 'Enabled: 32,768 or greater' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
| 18.10.29.2 (L1) Ensure 'Turn off Data Execution Prevention for Explorer' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.10.43.6.1.1 (L1) Ensure 'Configure Attack Surface Reduction rules' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.10.43.6.1.2 (L1) Ensure 'Configure Attack Surface Reduction rules: Set the state for each ASR rule' is configured | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.10.43.10.1 (L1) Ensure 'Scan all downloaded files and attachments' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.10.43.10.2 (L1) Ensure 'Turn off real-time protection' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.10.43.10.4 (L1) Ensure 'Turn on script scanning' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.10.43.13.1 (L1) Ensure 'Scan removable drives' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | MEDIA PROTECTION, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY |
| 18.10.77.2.1 (L1) Ensure 'Configure Default consent' is set to 'Enabled: Always ask before sending data' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT |
| 18.10.82.1 (L1) Ensure 'Sign-in and lock last interactive user automatically after a restart' is set to 'Disabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 18.10.87.2 (L1) Ensure 'Turn on PowerShell Transcription' is set to 'Enabled' | CIS Windows Server 2012 R2 MS L1 v3.0.0 | Windows | ACCESS CONTROL |
| 18.10.89.2.1 (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 |