Windows 2008 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V6 · R46

CurrentPublished Wed Jun 17 2020

The system is configured to give anonymous users Everyone rights.

Windows 2008 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The system is configured to give anonymous users Everyone rights.

Description

Discussion Text

This setting helps define the permissions that anonymous users have. If this setting is enabled then anonymous users have the same rights and permissions as the built-in Everyone group. Anonymous users should not have these permissions or rights.

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Objective

V-3377

Rule

SV-29264r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

3.071

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in.
Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view.
Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options.

If the value for "Network access: Let everyone permissions apply to anonymous users" is not set to "Disabled", then this is a finding.
 
The policy referenced configures the following registry value:

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

Value Name:  EveryoneIncludesAnonymous

Value Type:  REG_DWORD
Value:  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 165 of 215 in the Windows 2008 Member Server STIG checklist

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