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-73675	WN16-SO-000300	SV-88339r1_rule		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 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-03-13

Details

Check Text ( C-73757r1_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: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanManServer\Parameters\ Value Name: RestrictNullSessAccess Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000001 (1)

Fix Text (F-80125r1_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".