| Automatic log off after period
of inactivity |
| This automatic log off policy can
be implemented to minimize the likelihood that an unauthorized
individual may access the workstation |
| Disable the Print Screen key |
| This policy disables the Print Screen
key. |
| Disable the use of USB storage
devices |
| This policy prevents users from
connecting to USB storage devices. |
| Prevent writing to USB storage
devices |
| This policy prevents write operations
to USB block storage devices, such as memory sticks. |
| Secure a file |
| This sample policy demonstrates
how you can ensure that a file can only be accessed by
authorized users. |
| Secure Electronic Protected
Health Information |
| This sample policy demonstrates
how you can ensure that Electronic Protected Health Information
(ePHI) can only be accessed by authorized users. |
| NIST Windows XP - 2.1 Local
Policies - Audit Policy Settings |
| Use this policy to configure the
system audit settings consistent with the NIST recommendations
for Windows XP. |
| NIST Windows XP - 2.2 Local
Policies - User Rights Assignment Settings |
| This policy assures compliance with
the NIST recommendation that computers should be configured
to shut down immediately when security events cannot be
written to the Security log file. |
| NIST Windows XP - 2.3 Local
Policies - Security Options - FIPS Certified Cryptography |
| This policy assures compliance with
the NIST recommendation for the use of FIPS
(Federal Information Processing Standards ) compliant
algorithms for encryption, hashing, and signing in Windows
XP High Security environments. |
| NIST Windows XP - 2.3 Local
Policies - Security Options - Harden Devices settings |
| This policy assures that Devices
settings are consistent with the NIST recommendations for
strengthening Devices security options to achieve greater
security than the default settings provide. |
| NIST Windows XP - 2.3 Local
Policies - Security Options - Harden Domain Member settings |
| This policy assures that Domain
member settings are consistent with the NIST recommendations
for strengthening Domain member security options to achieve
greater security than the default settings provide. |
| NIST Windows XP - 2.3 Local
Policies - Security Options - Harden Microsoft network
client settings |
| This policy assures that Microsoft
network client settings are consistent with the NIST recommendations
for strengthening Microsoft network client security options
to achieve greater security than the default settings
provide. |
| NIST Windows XP - 2.3 Local
Policies - Security Options - Harden Microsoft network
server settings |
| This policy assures that Microsoft
network server settings are consistent with the NIST recommendations
for strengthening Microsoft network server security options
to achieve greater security than the default settings
provide. |
| NIST Windows XP - 2.3 Local
Policies - Security Options - Harden network access settings |
| This policy assures that the network
access settings are consistent with the NIST recommendations
for restricting which types of network access may be performed,
in order to achieve greater security than the default
settings provide. |
| NIST Windows XP - 2.3 Local
Policies - Security Options - Harden network security
settings |
| This policy assures that the network
security settings are consistent with the NIST recommendations
for strengthening the network security settings, in order
to achieve greater security than the default settings
provide. |
| NIST Windows XP - 2.3 Local
Policies - Security Options - Harden Recovery console
settings |
| This policy assures that Recovery
console settings are consistent with the NIST recommendations
for strengthening Recovery console security options
to achieve greater security than the default settings
provide. |
| NIST Windows XP - 2.3 Local
Policies - Security Options - Harden System objects settings |
| This policy assures that the System
objects settings are consistent with the NIST recommendations
for strengthening System objects security options to achieve
greater security than the default settings provide. |
| NIST Windows XP - 2.3 Local
Policies - Security Options - Harden the Interactive logon
settings |
| This policy assures that the interactive
logon settings are consistent with the NIST recommendations. |
| NIST Windows XP - 2.3 Local
Policies - Security Options - Harden the Shutdown settings |
| This policy assures that shutdown
settings are consistent with the NIST recommendations. |
| NIST Windows XP - 2.3 Local
Policies - Security Options - Limit local account use
of blank passwords to console only |
| This policy assures that this setting
is enabled, consistent with the NIST recommendation. |
| NIST Windows XP - 3.0 Event
Log Policy Parameters |
| This policy assures that the Event
Log settings are consistent with the NIST recommendations. |
| NIST Windows XP - 4.0 Restricted
Groups Settings |
| This policy removes all users from
the Remote Desktop Users and Power Users groups. |
| NIST Windows XP - 5.0 System
Services Settings |
| This policy disables and secures
the services that the NIST guidance indicates are unnecessary
for Windows XP. |
| NIST Windows XP - 6.0 File Permission
Settings |
| This security policy restricts access
to 26 operating system executables, protecting them from
unauthorized modification and usage. |
| NIST Windows XP - 7.1 Registry
Values - Automatic Functions - Disable automatic logon |
| This policy assures that the automatic
logon feature is disabled. |
| NIST Windows XP - 7.1 Registry
Values - Automatic Functions - Disable Automatically Running
CD-ROMs |
| This policy assures that the automatic
execution of CD-ROM content is disabled. |
| NIST Windows XP - 7.2 Registry
Values - Networking - Harden the Microsoft TCPIP stack
settings |
| This policy assures that the Microsoft
TCP/IP stack settings are configured to be consistent
with the NIST recommendations. |
| NIST Windows XP - 7.3 Registry
Values - Networking - Strengthen miscellaneous networking
settings |
| This policy assures that the networking
settings are consistent with the NIST recommendations. |
