Title

Terminal Services – Smart Card Device Redirection Enabled (Terminal Server Role). (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This check verifies that the system is configured to ensure smart card devices can be redirected to the Terminal Services session.

Check Content

If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\ Value Name: fEnableSmartCard Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Terminal Services -> Terminal Server -> Device and Resource Redirection “Do not allow smart card device redirection” to “Disabled”.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-16944r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-16000

Group Title: TS/RDS – Smart Card Device Redirection

Expert Comments

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