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-253389r991589_rule | 2026-02-12 | 2 |
Description
Enhanced anti-spoofing provides additional protections when using facial recognition with devices that support it.
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\
Value Name: EnhancedAntiSpoofing
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x00000001 (1)
✔️ Fix
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Biometrics >> Facial Features >> "Configure enhanced anti-spoofing" to "Enabled".