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PKU2U authentication using online identities must be prevented.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-21953 3.153 SV-25276r2_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
PKU2U is a peer-to-peer authentication protocol. This setting prevents online identities from authenticating to domain-joined systems. Authentication will be centrally managed with Windows user accounts.
STIG Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-09-02

Details

Check Text ( C-60813r2_chk )
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 Security: Allow PKU2U authentication requests to this computer to use online identities" is not set to "Disabled", this is a finding.

The policy referenced configures the following registry value:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\LSA\pku2u\

Value Name: AllowOnlineID

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0
Fix Text (F-65545r2_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> "Network Security: Allow PKU2U authentication requests to this computer to use online identities" to "Disabled".