STIGUI
V-253453CAT I — High severitySV-253453r1268251_rule

Anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts must not be allowed.

Rule version WN11-SO-000145 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-01

Discussion

Anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts allows anonymous log on users (null session connections) to list all accounts names, thus providing a list of potential points to attack the system.

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: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\

Value Name: RestrictAnonymousSAM

Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> "Network access: Do not allow anonymous enumeration of SAM accounts" to "Enabled".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-253453
Group title
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Rule ID
SV-253453r1268251_rule
Check ID
C-56906r829441_chk
Fix ID
F-56856r829442_fix