SV-25104r1: The system is configured to store the LAN Manager hash of the password in the SAM. | Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

The system is configured to store the LAN Manager hash of the password in the SAM.

Description

Discussion Text

This setting controls whether or not a LAN Manager hash of the password is stored in the SAM the next time the password is changed. The LAN Manager hash uses a weak encryption algorithm and there are several tools available that use this hash to retrieve account passwords.

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

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-000196CCE-8937-5

Additional Details

Third-Party Tools

Responsibility

Information Assurance Officer

References

DPMS Target Windows 7 DISA DPMS Target Windows 7 1712

Checks

OVAL

oval:mil.disa.fso.windows:var:371300 ← xccdf_mil.disa.stig_value_do_not_store_lan_manager_hash_value_on_next_password_change_var

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.fso.windows:def:3713
# The system is configured to store the LAN Manager hash of the password in the SAM.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# Verifies 'Network security: Do not store LAN Manager hash value on next password change' is set to 'Enabled'
# 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\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa').GetValueKind('NoLMHash').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_dword') -and (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa' -Name 'NoLMHash' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'NoLMHash') -eq 1))
}

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

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Syntax-checked as valid PowerShell. Not executed here — running it for real needs the actual windows_7 target this check assesses.

# oval:mil.disa.fso.windows:def:3713
if (-not (Test-Path -Path "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\NoLMHash" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -or (Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\NoLMHash" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).NoLMHash -ne 1) { Write-Output "FAIL"; Exit 1 } else { Write-Output "PASS"; Exit 0 }

Remediation

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “Network security: Do not store LAN Manager hash value on next password change” to “Enabled”.