STIGUI
V-254452CAT II — Medium severitySV-254452r958908_rule

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

Rule version WN22-SO-000080 · STIG v2 · 2026-08-19

Discussion

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

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: SignSecureChannel

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 sign secure channel data (when possible) to "Enabled".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-254452
Group title
SRG-OS-000423-GPOS-00187
Rule ID
SV-254452r958908_rule
Check ID
C-57937r849170_chk
Fix ID
F-57888r849171_fix