Title

Outgoing secure channel traffic is not signed when possible. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Requests sent on the secure channel are authenticated, and sensitive information (such as passwords) is encrypted, but the channel is not integrity checked. If this policy is enabled, all outgoing secure channel traffic should be signed.

Check Content

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “Domain Member: Digitally sign secure channel data (when possible)” to “Enabled”.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-29516r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-1164

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