Security configuration tools or equivalent processes must be used to configure and maintain platforms for security compliance.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1128	WN08-00-000004	SV-48039r1_rule	ECSC-1	Low

Description
Security configuration tools such as Group Policies and Security Templates allow system administrators to consolidate security-related system settings into a single configuration file. These settings can then be applied consistently to any number of Windows machines.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-02-15

Details

Check Text ( C-44778r1_chk )
Verify security configuration tools, or an equivalent process, are being used to configure Windows systems to meet security requirements. Security configuration tools that are integrated into Windows, such as Group Policies and Security Templates, may be used to configure platforms for security compliance. If an alternate method is used to configure a system (e.g., manually using the DISA Windows Security STIGs, etc.) that achieves the same configured result, this is acceptable.

Check Text ( C-44778r1_chk )

Verify security configuration tools, or an equivalent process, are being used to configure Windows systems to meet security requirements. Security configuration tools that are integrated into Windows, such as Group Policies and Security Templates, may be used to configure platforms for security compliance.

If an alternate method is used to configure a system (e.g., manually using the DISA Windows Security STIGs, etc.) that achieves the same configured result, this is acceptable.

Fix Text (F-41177r1_fix)
Implement a process using security configuration tools or the equivalent to configure Windows systems to meet security requirements.