Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R32

CurrentPublished Wed Jun 17 2020

The system is configured to allow the display of the last user name on the logon screen.

Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The system is configured to allow the display of the last user name on the logon screen.

Description

Discussion Text

The user name of the last user to log onto a system will not be displayed. This eliminates half of the userid/password equation that an unauthorized person would need to log on.

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Objective

V-11806

Rule

SV-25044r1_rule

Severity

low

Rule Version

3.119

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 "Interactive logon: Do not display last user name" is not set to "Enabled", then this is a finding.

The policy referenced configures the following registry value:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE 
Registry Path: \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\

Value Name:  DontDisplayLastUserName

Value Type:  REG_DWORD
Value:  1

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> "Interactive logon: Do not display last user name" to "Enabled".

STIG check 54 of 296 in the Windows 7 STIG checklist

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