Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide

The Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide (V1 R34) has 328 STIG checks. New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist?, CKL vs CKLB, and STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

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Version

V1 · R34

CurrentPublished Wed Jun 17 2020

Remote Desktop Services will delete temporary folders when a session is terminated.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Remote Desktop Services will delete temporary folders when a session is terminated.

Description

Discussion Text

This setting 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.

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Objective

V-3456

Rule

SV-32493r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

5.045

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

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

Registry Hive:  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey:  \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\

Value Name:  DeleteTempDirsOnExit

Type:  REG_DWORD
Value:  1

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Remote Desktop Services -> Remote Desktop Session Host -> Temporary Folders "Do not delete temp folder upon exit" to "Disabled".

STIG check 266 of 328 in the Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller STIG checklist

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