Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V6 · R42

CurrentPublished Fri Apr 28 2017

The system is configured to permit storage of credentials or .NET Passports.

Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The system is configured to permit storage of credentials or .NET Passports.

Description

Discussion Text

This setting controls the storage of authentication credentials or .NET passports on the local system. Such credentials should never be stored on the local machine as that may lead to account compromise.

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Objective

V-3376

Rule

SV-29258r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

3.070

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 "Network access: Do not allow storage of credentials or .NET passports for network authentication" 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: \System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\

Value Name:  DisableDomainCreds

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 -> "Network access: Do not allow storage of credentials or .NET passports for network authentication" to "Enabled".

STIG check 178 of 251 in the Windows Vista STIG checklist

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