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V-271427CAT II — Medium severitySV-271427r1137691_rule

Windows Server 2022 must be configured for name-based strong mappings for certificates.

Rule version WN22-DC-000406 · STIG v2 · 2026-08-19

Discussion

Weak mappings give rise to security vulnerabilities and demand hardening measures. Certificate names must be correctly mapped to the intended user account in Active Directory. A lack of strong name-based mappings allows certain weak certificate mappings, such as Issuer/Subject AltSecID and User Principal Names (UPN) mappings, to be treated as strong mappings.

Check

This applies to domain controllers. This is not applicable for member servers.

Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor.

Run "gpedit.msc".

Navigate to Local Computer Policy >> Computer Configuration >> Administrative Template >> System >> KDC >> Allow name-based strong mappings for certificates.

If "Allow name-based strong mappings for certificates" is not "Enabled", this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Template >> System >> KDC >> Allow name-based strong mappings for certificates to "Enabled".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-271427
Group title
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
Rule ID
SV-271427r1137691_rule
Check ID
C-75476r1059558_chk
Fix ID
F-75383r1059559_fix