STIGUI
V-254339CAT II — Medium severitySV-254339r991589_rule

Windows Server 2022 insecure logons to an SMB server must be disabled.

Rule version WN22-CC-000070 · STIG v2 · 2026-08-19

Discussion

Insecure guest logons allow unauthenticated access to shared folders. Shared resources on a system must require authentication to establish proper access.

Check

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\Windows\LanmanWorkstation\

Value Name: AllowInsecureGuestAuth

Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000000 (0)

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Network >> Lanman Workstation >> Enable insecure guest logons to "Disabled".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-254339
Group title
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Rule ID
SV-254339r991589_rule
Check ID
C-57824r848831_chk
Fix ID
F-57775r848832_fix