STIGQter: STIG Summary: Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 3 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 04 May 2021:

Caching of logon credentials must be limited.

DISA Rule

SV-225467r569185_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-225467

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

WN12-SO-000024

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

If the system is not a member of a domain, this is NA.

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> "Interactive Logon: Number of previous logons to cache (in case Domain Controller is not available)" to "4" logons or less.

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If the system is not a member of a domain, this is NA.

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\

Value Name: CachedLogonsCount

Value Type: REG_SZ
Value: 4 (or less)

Caching of logon credentials must be limited.

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Fix Recommendation

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Vulnerability Number

Documentable

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