Title

PKU2U authentication using online identities will be prevented. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This setting prevents online identities from being used by PKU2U, which is a peer-to-peer authentication protocol. Authentication will be centrally managed with Windows user accounts.

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Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “Network Security: Allow PKU2U authentication requests to this computer to use online identities” to “Disabled”.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-32447r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-21953

Group Title: PKU2U Online Identities Authentication

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