Details

If this policy is enabled, it causes the Windows Server Message Block (SMB) client to perform SMB packet signing when communicating with an SMB server that is enabled or required to perform SMB packet signing.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> ‘Microsoft Network Client- Digitally sign communications (if server agrees)’ to ‘Enabled’.

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: System and Communications Protection.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|SC-8
• 800-53|SC-8(1)
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-002418
• CCI|CCI-002421
• CSCv6|13
• Rule-ID|SV-29032r1_rule
• STIG-ID|3.045
• Vuln-ID|V-1166

Source

• Tenable.com/audits