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The Windows dialog box title for the legal banner must be configured.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-26359 WN08-SO-000023 SV-48510r1_rule Low
Description
Failure to display the logon banner prior to a logon attempt will negate legal proceedings resulting from unauthorized access to system resources.
STIG Date
Windows 8 / 8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2016-06-08

Details

Check Text ( C-45162r2_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. (See "Performing Analysis with the Security Configuration and Analysis Snap-in" in the STIG Overview document.)
Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view.
Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options.

If the value for "Interactive Logon: Message title for users attempting to log on" is not set to "DoD Notice and Consent Banner", "US Department of Defense Warning Statement" or a site-defined equivalent, this is a finding.

If a site-defined title is used, it can in no case contravene or modify the language of the banner text required in V-1089.

Automated tools may only search for the titles defined above. If a site-defined title is used, a manual review will be required.

The policy referenced configures the following registry value:

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

Value Name: LegalNoticeCaption

Value Type: REG_SZ
Value: See message title above
Fix Text (F-41634r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> "Interactive Logon: Message title for users attempting to log on" to "DoD Notice and Consent Banner", "US Department of Defense Warning Statement", or a site-defined equivalent.

If a site-defined title is used, it can in no case contravene or modify the language of the banner text required in V-1089.