Windows Server 2022 must prevent PKU2U authentication using online identities.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-254472 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | WN22-SO-000280 | SV-254472r991589_rule | 2025-02-25 | 2 |
| Description |
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| PKU2U is a peer-to-peer authentication protocol. This setting prevents online identities from authenticating to domain-joined systems. Authentication will be centrally managed with Windows user accounts. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| 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: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\LSA\pku2u\ Value Name: AllowOnlineID Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000000 (0) |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| 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". |