Enhanced anti-spoofing for facial recognition must be enabled on Windows 11.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-253389 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | WN11-CC-000195 | SV-253389r1210292_rule | 2026-05-19 | 2 |
Description
Enhanced anti-spoofing provides additional protections when using facial recognition with devices that support it.
Note: A different registry location is needed when systems are managed by Intune versus GPO.
ℹ️ 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\Biometrics\FacialFeatures\ (For GPO-managed systems)
Or
Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Policies\PassportForWork\Biometrics\ (For Intune-managed systems)
Value Name: EnhancedAntiSpoofing
Or
Value Name: FacialFeaturesUseEnhancedAntiSpoofing (For GPO-managed systems)
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x00000001 (1)
✔️ Fix
For GPO-managed systems:
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Biometrics >> Facial Features >> "Configure enhanced anti-spoofing" to "Enabled".
For Intune-managed systems:
Revise the Intune policy to enable enhanced anti-spoofing for Facial Features.