STIGUI
V-254451CAT II — Medium severitySV-254451r958908_rule

Windows Server 2022 setting Domain member: Digitally encrypt secure channel data (when possible) must be configured to Enabled.

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

Discussion

Requests sent on the secure channel are authenticated, and sensitive information (such as passwords) is encrypted, but not all information is encrypted. If this policy is enabled, outgoing secure channel traffic will be encrypted.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187, SRG-OS-000424-GPOS-00188

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: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters\

Value Name: SealSecureChannel

Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0x00000001 (1)

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> Domain member: Digitally encrypt secure channel data (when possible) to "Enabled".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-254451
Group title
SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187
Rule ID
SV-254451r958908_rule
Check ID
C-57936r849167_chk
Fix ID
F-57887r849168_fix