Anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares must be restricted.

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Anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares must be restricted.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-6834	WN12-SO-000058	SV-52937r1_rule	ECSC-1	High

Description
Allowing anonymous access to named pipes or shares provides the potential for unauthorized system access. This setting restricts access to those defined in "Network access: Named Pipes that can be accessed anonymously" and "Network access: Shares that can be accessed anonymously", both of which must be blank under other requirements.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-06-16

Details

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Fix Text (F-45863r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> "Network access: Restrict anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares" to "Enabled".