Details

This check verifies that Windows is not configured to wipe clean the system page file during a controlled system shutdown.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> ‘Shutdown- Clear virtual memory pagefile’ to ‘Disabled’.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/Oct2016/U_Windows_Vista_V6R41_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|CM-6b.
• CAT|III
• CCI|CCI-000366
• CSCv6|3.1
• Rule-ID|SV-28975r1_rule
• STIG-ID|3.003
• Vuln-ID|V-1084

Source

• Tenable.com/audits