SV-16955r1: Terminal Services is not configured to delete temporary folders. | Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

Terminal Services is not configured to delete temporary folders.

Description

Discussion Text

This setting, which is located under the Temporary Folders section of the Terminal Services configuration option, controls the deletion of the temporary folders when the session is terminated. Temporary folders should always be deleted after a session is over to prevent hard disk clutter and potential leakage of information.

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

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-000366

Additional Details

Third-Party Tools

Responsibility

System Administrator

References

DPMS Target Windows Vista DISA DPMS Target Windows Vista 1029

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:473
# Terminal Services is not configured to delete temporary folders.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_1 {
  return (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services' -Name 'DeleteTempDirsOnExit' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'DeleteTempDirsOnExit') -eq 1)
}
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_2 {
  return (-not ($null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services' -Name 'DeleteTempDirsOnExit')))
}
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_3 {
  return ($null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services' -Name 'DeleteTempDirsOnExit'))
}
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_4 {
  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('DeleteTempDirsOnExit').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_dword')
}
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_5 {
  return (-not ($null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services' -Name 'DeleteTempDirsOnExit')))
}

if (((test_1 -or test_2) -and test_3 -and (test_4 -or test_5))) {
  Write-Output "PASS"
} else {
  Write-Output "FAIL"
}

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# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.fso.windows:def:473
$regPath = "HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services"
if (-not (Test-Path $regPath)) { $regPath = "HKLM:\TerminalServices" }
$regKey = Get-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name "DeleteTempDirsOnExit" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($regKey -and $regKey.DeleteTempDirsOnExit -eq 1) { exit 0 } else { exit 1 }

Remediation

2008/Vista - Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Terminal Services -> Terminal Server -> Temporary Folders “Do Not Delete Temp Folder upon Exit” will be set to “Disabled”.