Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R33

CurrentPublished Wed Jun 17 2020

Users will be prevented from sharing files in their profiles.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Users will be prevented from sharing files in their profiles.

Description

Discussion Text

This check verifies that users are prevented from sharing files.

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Objective

V-15727

Rule

SV-32437r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

5.253

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Note:  This setting is in HKEY_CURRENT_USER, not HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

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

Registry Hive:  HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Subkey:  \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\

Value Name:  NoInPlaceSharing

Type:  REG_DWORD
Value:  1

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Note: This setting is under USER Configuration, not COMPUTER Configuration.

Configure the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Network Sharing "Prevent users from sharing files within their profile" to "Enabled".

STIG check 109 of 291 in the Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server STIG checklist

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