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A password will be required on resume from hibernate/suspend.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-14267 5.133 SV-14878r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
This check verifies that the user is prompted for a password on resume from hibernate/suspend.
STIG Date
Windows XP Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-03-14

Details

Check Text ( C-11757r1_chk )
If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_Current_User
Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\Power\

Value Name: PromptPasswordOnResume

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
Fix Text (F-13605r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System ->Power Management -> “Prompt for password on resume from hibernate/suspend” to “Enabled”.