SV-253424r1210299: Windows Ink Workspace must be configured to disallow access above the lock. | Microsoft Windows 11 STIG SCAP Benchmark

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

Windows Ink Workspace must be configured to disallow access above the lock.

Description

Discussion Text

This action secures Windows Ink, which contains applications and features oriented toward pen computing. Note: A different registry location is needed when systems are managed by Intune versus GPO.

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

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-000060

References

DPMS Target Microsoft Windows 11 DISA DPMS Target Microsoft Windows 11 5471

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.windows11:def:253424
# Windows Ink Workspace must be configured to disallow access above the lock.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# Windows Ink Workspace disallows access above the lock
# 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\WindowsInkWorkspace').GetValueKind('AllowWindowsInkWorkspace').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_dword') -and (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsInkWorkspace' -Name 'AllowWindowsInkWorkspace' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'AllowWindowsInkWorkspace') -eq 1)) -or (((@{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\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\WindowsInkWorkspace').GetValueKind('AllowWindowsInkWorkspace').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_dword') -and (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\WindowsInkWorkspace' -Name 'AllowWindowsInkWorkspace' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'AllowWindowsInkWorkspace') -eq 1)))
}

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

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# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.windows11:def:253424
$registryPaths = @("HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsInkWorkspace", "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\current\device\WindowsInkWorkspace")
$expectedValue = 1
foreach ($path in $registryPaths) {
    if (Test-Path $path) {
        $regValue = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name AllowWindowsInkWorkspace).AllowWindowsInkWorkspace
        if ($regValue -eq $expectedValue) {
            exit 0
        }
    }
}
exit 1

Remediation

Disable the convenience PIN sign-in. 

For GPO-managed systems:

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Windows Ink Workspace >> Set "Allow Windows Ink Workspace" to "Enabled and set Options On, but disallow access above lock".

For Intune-managed systems:

Set the Windows Ink Workspace Policy to disallow access above lock.