Network Access: Restrict anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares

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Network Access: Restrict anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares

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Allowing anonymous access to named pipes or shares provides the potential for unauthorized system access. This setting restricts access to those defined in "Network access: Named Pipes that can be accessed anonymously" and "Network access: Shares that can be accessed anonymously", both of which must be blank.

Remediation

To fix this configure the policy value for
Computer Configuration
|_ Windows Settings
|_ Security Settings
|_ Local Policies
|_ Security Options
|_ Network access: Restrict anonymous access to Named Pipes and Shares to "Enabled".

STIG
Server
2022: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-254469
2019: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-205725

Desktop
W11: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-253456
W10: https://system32.eventsentry.com/stig/viewer/V-220932

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stig-high-server stig-high-desktop compliance-desktop compliance-server server desktop nist800-171-desktop nist800-171-server cmmc2-l1-desktop cmmc2-l1-server