Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R33

CurrentPublished Wed Jun 17 2020

Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) interactive communication with Microsoft will be prevented.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) interactive communication with Microsoft will be prevented.

Description

Discussion Text

This setting prevents the MSDT from communicating with and sending collected data to Microsoft, the default support provider.

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Objective

V-21967

Rule

SV-32456r1_rule

Severity

low

Rule Version

5.276

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\ScriptedDiagnosticsProvider\Policy\

Value Name:  DisableQueryRemoteServer

Type:  REG_DWORD
Value:  0

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Troubleshooting and Diagnostics -> Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool -> "Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool: Turn on MSDT interactive communication with Support Provider" to "Disabled".

STIG check 134 of 291 in the Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server STIG checklist

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