SecurityPolicyDsc

A wrapper around secedit.exe to allow you to configure local security policies. This resource requires a Windows OS with secedit.exe.

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Resources

• UserRightsAssignment: Configures user rights assignments in local security policies.
• SecurityTemplate: Configures user rights assignments that are defined in an INF file.
• AccountPolicy: Configures the policies under the Account Policy node in local security policies.
• SecurityOption: Configures the policies under the Security Options node in local security policies.

UserRightsAssignment

• Policy: The policy name of the user rights assignment to be configured.
• Identity: The identity of the user or group to be added or removed from the user rights assignment.
• Force: Specifies to explicitly assign only the identities defined.

SecurityTemplate

• Path: Path to an INF file that defines the desired security policies.

AccountPolicy

• Name: A unique name of the AccountPolicy resource instance. This is not used during configuration but needed to ensure the resource configuration is unique.

For explanation of below settings, please consult Account Policies Reference.

• Enforce_password_history

• Maximum_Password_Age

• Minimum_Password_Age

• Minimum_Password_Length

• Password_must_meet_complexity_requirements

• Store_passwords_using_reversible_encryption

• Account_lockout_duration

• Account_lockout_threshold

• Reset_account_lockout_counter_after

  (Note: The below settings pertain to Kerberos policies and must be set by a member in the domain admins group.)

• Enforce_user_logon_restrictions

• Maximum_lifetime_for_service_ticket

• Maximum_lifetime_for_user_ticket

• Maximum_lifetime_for_user_ticket_renewal

• Maximum_tolerance_for_computer_clock_synchronization

SecurityOption

• Name: Name of security option configuration. This is not used during the configuration process but needed to ensure the resource configuration instance is unique.

For explanation of below settings, please consult Security Policy Reference.

• Accounts_Administrator_account_status
• Accounts_Block_Microsoft_accounts
• Accounts_Guest_account_status
• Accounts_Limit_local_account_use_of_blank_passwords_to_console_logon_only
• Accounts_Rename_administrator_account
• Accounts_Rename_guest_account
• Audit_Audit_the_access_of_global_system_objects
• Audit_Audit_the_use_of_Backup_and_Restore_privilege
• Audit_Force_audit_policy_subcategory_settings_Windows_Vista_or_later_to_override_audit_policy_category_settings
• Audit_Shut_down_system_immediately_if_unable_to_log_security_audits
• DCOM_Machine_Access_Restrictions_in_Security_Descriptor_Definition_Language_SDDL_syntax
• DCOM_Machine_Launch_Restrictions_in_Security_Descriptor_Definition_Language_SDDL_syntax
• Devices_Allow_undock_without_having_to_log_on
• Devices_Allowed_to_format_and_eject_removable_media
• Devices_Prevent_users_from_installing_printer_drivers
• Devices_Restrict_CD_ROM_access_to_locally_logged_on_user_only
• Devices_Restrict_floppy_access_to_locally_logged_on_user_only
• Domain_controller_Allow_server_operators_to_schedule_tasks
• Domain_controller_LDAP_server_signing_requirements
• Domain_controller_Refuse_machine_account_password_changes
• Domain_member_Digitally_encrypt_or_sign_secure_channel_data_always
• Domain_member_Digitally_encrypt_secure_channel_data_when_possible
• Domain_member_Digitally_sign_secure_channel_data_when_possible
• Domain_member_Disable_machine_account_password_changes
• Domain_member_Maximum_machine_account_password_age
• Domain_member_Require_strong_Windows_2000_or_later_session_key
• Interactive_logon_Display_user_information_when_the_session_is_locked
• Interactive_logon_Do_not_display_last_user_name
• Interactive_logon_Do_not_require_CTRL_ALT_DEL
• Interactive_logon_Machine_account_lockout_threshold
• Interactive_logon_Machine_inactivity_limit
• Interactive_logon_Message_text_for_users_attempting_to_log_on
• Interactive_logon_Message_title_for_users_attempting_to_log_on
• Interactive_logon_Number_of_previous_logons_to_cache_in_case_domain_controller_is_not_available
• Interactive_logon_Prompt_user_to_change_password_before_expiration
• Interactive_logon_Require_Domain_Controller_authentication_to_unlock_workstation
• Interactive_logon_Require_smart_card
• Interactive_logon_Smart_card_removal_behavior
• Microsoft_network_client_Digitally_sign_communications_always
• Microsoft_network_client_Digitally_sign_communications_if_server_agrees
• Microsoft_network_client_Send_unencrypted_password_to_third_party_SMB_servers
• Microsoft_network_server_Amount_of_idle_time_required_before_suspending_session
• Microsoft_network_server_Attempt_S4U2Self_to_obtain_claim_information
• Microsoft_network_server_Digitally_sign_communications_always
• Microsoft_network_server_Digitally_sign_communications_if_client_agrees
• Microsoft_network_server_Disconnect_clients_when_logon_hours_expire
• Microsoft_network_server_Server_SPN_target_name_validation_level
• Network_access_Allow_anonymous_SID_Name_translation
• Network_access_Do_not_allow_anonymous_enumeration_of_SAM_accounts
• Network_access_Do_not_allow_anonymous_enumeration_of_SAM_accounts_and_shares
• Network_access_Do_not_allow_storage_of_passwords_and_credentials_for_network_authentication
• Network_access_Let_Everyone_permissions_apply_to_anonymous_users
• Network_access_Named_Pipes_that_can_be_accessed_anonymously
• Network_access_Remotely_accessible_registry_paths
• Network_access_Remotely_accessible_registry_paths_and_subpaths
• Network_access_Restrict_anonymous_access_to_Named_Pipes_and_Shares
• Network_access_Shares_that_can_be_accessed_anonymously
• Network_access_Sharing_and_security_model_for_local_accounts
• Network_security_Allow_Local_System_to_use_computer_identity_for_NTLM
• Network_security_Allow_LocalSystem_NULL_session_fallback
• Network_Security_Allow_PKU2U_authentication_requests_to_this_computer_to_use_online_identities
• Network_security_Configure_encryption_types_allowed_for_Kerberos
• Network_security_Do_not_store_LAN_Manager_hash_value_on_next_password_change
• Network_security_Force_logoff_when_logon_hours_expire
• Network_security_LAN_Manager_authentication_level
• Network_security_LDAP_client_signing_requirements
• Network_security_Minimum_session_security_for_NTLM_SSP_based_including_secure_RPC_clients
• Network_security_Minimum_session_security_for_NTLM_SSP_based_including_secure_RPC_servers
• Network_security_Restrict_NTLM_Add_remote_server_exceptions_for_NTLM_authentication
• Network_security_Restrict_NTLM_Add_server_exceptions_in_this_domain
• Network_Security_Restrict_NTLM_Incoming_NTLM_Traffic
• Network_Security_Restrict_NTLM_NTLM_authentication_in_this_domain
• Network_Security_Restrict_NTLM_Outgoing_NTLM_traffic_to_remote_servers
• Network_Security_Restrict_NTLM_Audit_Incoming_NTLM_Traffic
• Network_Security_Restrict_NTLM_Audit_NTLM_authentication_in_this_domain
• Recovery_console_Allow_automatic_administrative_logon
• Recovery_console_Allow_floppy_copy_and_access_to_all_drives_and_folders
• Shutdown_Allow_system_to_be_shut_down_without_having_to_log_on
• Shutdown_Clear_virtual_memory_pagefile
• System_cryptography_Force_strong_key_protection_for_user_keys_stored_on_the_computer
• System_cryptography_Use_FIPS_compliant_algorithms_for_encryption_hashing_and_signing
• System_objects_Require_case_insensitivity_for_non_Windows_subsystems
• System_objects_Strengthen_default_permissions_of_internal_system_objects_eg_Symbolic_Links
• System_settings_Optional_subsystems
• System_settings_Use_Certificate_Rules_on_Windows_Executables_for_Software_Restriction_Policies
• User_Account_Control_Admin_Approval_Mode_for_the_Built_in_Administrator_account
• User_Account_Control_Allow_UIAccess_applications_to_prompt_for_elevation_without_using_the_secure_desktop
• User_Account_Control_Behavior_of_the_elevation_prompt_for_administrators_in_Admin_Approval_Mode
• User_Account_Control_Behavior_of_the_elevation_prompt_for_standard_users
• User_Account_Control_Detect_application_installations_and_prompt_for_elevation
• User_Account_Control_Only_elevate_executables_that_are_signed_and_validated
• User_Account_Control_Only_elevate_UIAccess_applications_that_are_installed_in_secure_locations
• User_Account_Control_Run_all_administrators_in_Admin_Approval_Mode
• User_Account_Control_Switch_to_the_secure_desktop_when_prompting_for_elevation
• User_Account_Control_Virtualize_file_and_registry_write_failures_to_per_user_locations

Versions

Unreleased

• Updated documentation.
  • Add example of applying Kerberos policies
  • Added hyper links to readme
  • Refactored the SID translation process to not throw a terminating error when called from Test-TargetResource
  • Updated verbose message during the SID transliation process to identiy the policy where an orphaned SID exists

2.2.0.0

• Fixed bug in UserRightAssignment where Get-DscConfiguration would fail if it returns $Identity as single string

2.1.0.0

• Updated SecurityOption to handle multi-line logon messages
• SecurityOption: Added logic and example to handle scenario when using Interactive_logon_Message_text_for_users_attempting_to_log_on

2.0.0.0

• Added SecurityOption and AccountPolicy
• Removed SecuritySetting

1.5.0.0

• Refactored user rights assignment to read and test easier.

1.4.0.0

• Fixed bug in which friendly name translation may fail if user or group contains 'S-'.
• Fixed bug identified in issue 33 and 34 where Test-TargetResource would return false but was true

1.3.0.0

• Added functionality to support BaselineManagement Module.
• Updated UserRightsAssignment resource to respect dynamic local accounts.
• Added SecuritySetting resource to process additional INF settings.

1.2.0.0

• SecurityTemplate: Remove [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] attribute for IsSingleInstance parameter
• Fixed typos

1.1.0.0

• SecurityTemplate:
  • Made SecurityTemplate compatible with Nano Server
  • Fixed bug in which Path parameter failed when no User section was present

1.0.0.0

• Initial release with the following resources:
  • UserRightsAssignment
  • SecurityTemplate