The convenience PIN for Windows 11 must be disabled.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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medium | V-253423 | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | WN11-CC-000370 | SV-253423r958478_rule | 2025-02-25 | 2 |
Description |
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This policy controls whether a domain user can sign in using a convenience PIN to prevent enabling (Password Stuffer). |
ℹ️ Check |
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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\System Value Name: AllowDomainPINLogon Value Type: REG_DWORD Value data: 0 |
✔️ Fix |
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Disable the convenience PIN sign-in. To correct this, configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> System >> Logon >> Set "Turn on convenience PIN sign-in" to "Disabled". |