Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V2 · R11

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

Outgoing secure channel traffic must be signed.

Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Outgoing secure channel traffic must be signed.

Description

Discussion Text

Requests sent on the secure channel are authenticated, and sensitive information (such as passwords) is encrypted, but the channel is not integrity checked. If this policy is enabled, outgoing secure channel traffic will be signed.

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Objective

V-253440

Rule

SV-253440r958908_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

WN11-SO-000045

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\Services\Netlogon\Parameters\

Value Name: SignSecureChannel

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> "Domain member: Digitally sign secure channel data (when possible)" to "Enabled".

STIG check 178 of 257 in the Microsoft Windows 11 STIG checklist

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