CIS Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 1909 Benchmark

Remediation:

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

Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Software Protection Platform\Turn off KMS Client Online AVS Validation

Note: This Group Policy path may not exist by default. It is provided by the Group Policy template AVSValidationGP.admx/adml that is included with the Microsoft Windows 10 RTM (Release 1507) Administrative Templates (or newer).

Impact:

The computer is prevented from sending data to Microsoft regarding its KMS client activation state.

Default Value:

Disabled. (KMS client activation data will automatically be sent to Microsoft when the device activates.)

CIS Controls:

Version 7

13.3 Monitor and Block Unauthorized Network Traffic Deploy an automated tool on network perimeters that monitors for unauthorized transfer of sensitive information and blocks such transfers while alerting information security professionals.

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