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V-253257

CAT II (Medium)

Secure Boot must be enabled on Windows 11 systems.

Rule ID

SV-253257r1117271_rule

STIG

Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R7

CCIs

CCI-002421

Discussion

Secure Boot is a standard that ensures systems boot only to a trusted operating system. Secure Boot is required to support additional security features in Windows 11, including virtualization-based Security and Credential Guard. If Secure Boot is turned off, these security features will not function.

Check Content

Verify the system firmware is configured for Secure Boot.

For virtual desktop implementations (VDIs) where the virtual desktop instance is deleted or refreshed upon logoff, this is NA.

Run "System Information".

Under "System Summary", if "Secure Boot State" does not display "On", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Enable Secure Boot in the system firmware.