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Software certificate restriction policies must be enforced.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4446 WN12-SO-000087 SV-52221r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
Software restriction policies help to protect users and computers from executing unauthorized code such as viruses and Trojans horses. This setting must be enabled to enforce certificate rules in software restriction policies.
STIG Date
Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-01-07

Details

Check Text ( C-46965r1_chk )
If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Safer\CodeIdentifiers\

Value Name: AuthenticodeEnabled

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
Fix Text (F-45239r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> "System settings: Use Certificate Rules on Windows Executables for Software Restriction Policies" to "Enabled".