Enhanced anti-spoofing for facial recognition must be enabled on Window 10.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-220830 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | WN10-CC-000195 | SV-220830r991589_rule | 2025-09-24 | 3 |
Description
Enhanced anti-spoofing provides additional protections when using facial recognition with devices that support it.
ℹ️ Check
Windows 10 v1507 LTSB version does not include this setting; it is NA for those systems.
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: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Biometrics\FacialFeatures\
Value Name: EnhancedAntiSpoofing
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x00000001 (1)
✔️ Fix
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Biometrics >> Facial Features >> "Configure enhanced anti-spoofing" to "Enabled".
v1607:
The policy name is "Use enhanced anti-spoofing when available".