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Check: WN11-CC-000195

Microsoft Windows 11 STIG: WN11-CC-000195 (in versions v1 r6 through v1 r1)

Title

Enhanced anti-spoofing for facial recognition must be enabled on Windows 11. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Enhanced anti-spoofing provides additional protections when using facial recognition with devices that support it.

Check Content

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Biometrics\FacialFeatures\ Value Name: EnhancedAntiSpoofing Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000001 (1)

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Biometrics >> Facial Features >> "Configure enhanced anti-spoofing" to "Enabled".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-253389r829251_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-253389

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000366	The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
CM-6	Configuration Settings