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

The system will be configured to prevent unsolicited remote assistance offers.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The system will be configured to prevent unsolicited remote assistance offers.

Description

Discussion Text

This setting controls whether unsolicited offers of help to this computer are allowed. The list of users allowed to offer remote assistance to this system is accessed by pressing the Helpers button.

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Objective

V-3470

Rule

SV-32345r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

3.082

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: fAllowUnsolicited 
Type: REG_DWORD 
Value: 0

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the system to prevent unsolicited remote assistance offers by setting the policy value for Computer
Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Remote Assistance "Offer Remote Assistance" to "Disabled".

STIG check 268 of 328 in the Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller STIG checklist

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