Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V2 · R11

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

Windows Server 2022 must be configured to prevent anonymous users from having the same permissions as the Everyone group.

Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Windows Server 2022 must be configured to prevent anonymous users from having the same permissions as the Everyone group.

Description

Discussion Text

Access by anonymous users must be restricted. If this setting is enabled, anonymous users have the same rights and permissions as the built-in Everyone group. Anonymous users must not have these permissions or rights.

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Objective

V-254468

Rule

SV-254468r991589_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

WN22-SO-000240

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE 
Registry Path: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\

Value Name: EveryoneIncludesAnonymous

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x00000000 (0)

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> Network access: Let Everyone permissions apply to anonymous users to "Disabled".

STIG check 227 of 277 in the Microsoft Windows Server 2022 STIG checklist

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