SV-220852r958408: Remote Desktop Services must be configured with the client connection encryption set to the required level. | Microsoft Windows 10 STIG SCAP Benchmark

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

Remote Desktop Services must be configured with the client connection encryption set to the required level.

Description

Discussion Text

Remote connections must be encrypted to prevent interception of data or sensitive information. Selecting "High Level" will ensure encryption of Remote Desktop Services sessions in both directions.

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-000068Not mappedCCI-002890V-63741SV-78231

References

DPMS Target Microsoft Windows 10 DISA DPMS Target Microsoft Windows 10 4072

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

# Windows PowerShell
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.stig.windows10:def:220852
# Remote Desktop Services must be configured with the client connection encryption set to the required level.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# Verifies 'Set client connection encryption level' is set to 'Enabled' and 'High Level'
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_1 {
  return (((@{String='reg_sz';ExpandString='reg_expand_sz';Binary='reg_binary';DWord='reg_dword';MultiString='reg_multi_sz';QWord='reg_qword';None='reg_none'}[(Get-Item -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services').GetValueKind('MinEncryptionLevel').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_dword') -and (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services' -Name 'MinEncryptionLevel' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'MinEncryptionLevel') -eq 3))
}

if (test_1) {
  Write-Output "PASS"
} else {
  Write-Output "FAIL"
}

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# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.windows10:def:220852
$regPath = "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services"
$regKey = "MinEncryptionLevel"
if (Test-Path $regPath) {
    $regValue = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name $regKey -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).$regKey
    if ($regValue -eq 3) {
        Write-Output "PASS"; exit 0
    }
}
Write-Output "FAIL"; exit 1

Remediation

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Remote Desktop Services >> Remote Desktop Session Host >> Security >> "Set client connection encryption level" to "Enabled" and "High Level".