SV-29254r1: Domain Controller authentication is not required to unlock the workstation. | Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

Domain Controller authentication is not required to unlock the workstation.

Description

Discussion Text

This setting controls the behavior of the system when you attempt to unlock the workstation. If this setting is enabled, the system will pass the credentials to the domain controller (if in a domain) for authentication before allowing the system to be unlocked. This will be set to disabled per the FDCC.

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

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-000366CCE-3220-1

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:459
# Domain Controller authentication is not required to unlock the workstation.
# 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 ($null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon' -Name 'ForceUnlockLogon'))
}
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_2 {
  return ((@{String='reg_sz';ExpandString='reg_expand_sz';Binary='reg_binary';DWord='reg_dword';MultiString='reg_multi_sz';QWord='reg_qword';None='reg_none'}[(Get-Item -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon').GetValueKind('ForceUnlockLogon').ToString()]) -eq 'reg_dword')
}
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_3 {
  return (-not ($null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon' -Name 'ForceUnlockLogon')))
}
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_4 {
  return (((Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon' -Name 'ForceUnlockLogon' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'ForceUnlockLogon') -eq 0)
}
# registry_object (registry_test)
function test_5 {
  return (-not ($null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon' -Name 'ForceUnlockLogon')))
}

if ((test_1 -and (test_2 -or 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:459
$registryPath = "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon"
if (-not (Test-Path $registryPath)) { exit 0 }
$registryValue = Get-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name ForceUnlockLogon -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($registryValue -eq $null) { exit 0 }
if (($registryValue.ForceUnlockLogon -eq 0) -or (-not $registryValue.ForceUnlockLogon)) { exit 0 }
else { exit 1 }

Remediation

Workstations - Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “Interactive logon: Require domain controller authentication to unlock workstation” to “Disabled”.