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V-220830

CAT II (Medium)

Enhanced anti-spoofing for facial recognition must be enabled on Window 10.

Rule ID

SV-220830r569187_rule

STIG

Microsoft Windows 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R9

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

Enhanced anti-spoofing provides additional protections when using facial recognition with devices that support it.

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Windows 10 v1507 LTSB version does not include this setting; it is NA for those systems.

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 Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Biometrics >> Facial Features >> "Configure enhanced anti-spoofing" to "Enabled". 

v1607:
The policy name is "Use enhanced anti-spoofing when available".