CIS Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 1909 Benchmark

Audit:

Navigate to the UI Path articulated in the Remediation section and confirm it is set as prescribed. This group policy setting is backed by the following registry location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services:DisablePasswordSaving

Remediation:

To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Enabled :

Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Connection Client\Do not allow passwords to be saved

Note: This Group Policy path is provided by the Group Policy template TerminalServer.admx/adml that is included with all versions of the Microsoft Windows Administrative Templates.

Impact:

The password saving checkbox will be disabled for Remote Desktop clients and users will not be able to save passwords.

Default Value:

Disabled. (Users will be able to save passwords using Remote Desktop Connection.)

References:

1. CCE-34506-6

CIS Controls:

Version 6

16.4 Automatically Log Off Users After Standard Period Of Inactivity Regularly monitor the use of all accounts, automatically logging off users after a standard period of inactivity.

Version 7

16.11 LockWorkstation Sessions After Inactivity Automatically lockworkstation sessions after a standard period of inactivity.

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