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V-253365CAT II — Medium severitySV-253365r1268251_rule

Connections to non-domain networks when connected to a domain authenticated network must be blocked.

Rule version WN11-CC-000060 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-01

Discussion

Multiple network connections can provide additional attack vectors to a system and must be limited. When connected to a domain, communication must go through the domain connection.

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\WcmSvc\GroupPolicy\

Value Name: fBlockNonDomain

Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Network >> Windows Connection Manager >> "Prohibit connection to non-domain networks when connected to domain authenticated network" to "Enabled".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-253365
Group title
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Rule ID
SV-253365r1268251_rule
Check ID
C-56818r829177_chk
Fix ID
F-56768r829178_fix