Windows 8/8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R23

CurrentPublished Wed Jun 17 2020

Domain users must be required to elevate when setting a networks location.

Windows 8/8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Domain users must be required to elevate when setting a networks location.

Description

Discussion Text

Selecting an incorrect network location may allow greater exposure of a system. Elevation is required by default on non-domain systems to change network location. This setting configures elevation to also be required on domain-joined systems.

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Objective

V-21960

Rule

SV-48437r2_rule

Severity

low

Rule Version

WN08-CC-000005

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

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

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Network Connections\

Value Name: NC_StdDomainUserSetLocation

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Network -> Network Connections -> "Require domain users to elevate when setting a network's location" to "Enabled".

STIG check 121 of 378 in the Windows 8/8.1 STIG checklist

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