Update PowerStig to parse/apply Microsoft Windows 10 STIG - Ver 3, Rel 5 - #1519
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Pull request overview
This PR updates PowerStig to parse and apply the Microsoft Windows 10 STIG Version 3, Release 5, upgrading from Version 3, Release 3.
Key Changes:
- Updated STIG version metadata from 3.3 to 3.5 with new benchmark date and filename
- Removed rule V-220726 (Data Execution Prevention configuration)
- Added 8 new audit policy rules (V-278918 through V-278925) for File System, Handle Manipulation, Registry, and Sensitive Privilege Use auditing
- Split several rules into sub-rules (V-220718, V-220728, V-220906) to handle multiple related checks
- Various corrections to descriptions, instructions, and formatting
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| source/StigData/Processed/WindowsClient-10-3.5.xml | Main STIG configuration file updated with version 3.5 metadata, rule additions/removals, and text corrections |
| source/StigData/Processed/WindowsClient-10-3.5.org.default.xml | Updated version to 3.5 and split V-220906 organizational setting into two entries (.a and .b) |
| source/StigData/Archive/Windows.Client/U_MS_Windows_10_STIG_V3R5_Manual-xccdf.log | Conversion log documenting rule transformations and corrections applied during STIG processing |
| CHANGELOG.md | Added entry documenting this update with issue reference #1512 |
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source/StigData/Processed/WindowsClient-10-3.5.xml:6493
- Grammar improvement - changed 'high level' to 'high-level' with hyphen for proper compound adjective usage.
source/StigData/Processed/WindowsClient-10-3.5.xml:1694 - Extra space removed after 'system.' - the original had two spaces before '</VulnDiscussion>', now it has one. This is a spelling/formatting correction.
source/StigData/Processed/WindowsClient-10-3.5.xml:1899 - Grammar improvement - changed from 'the "Advanced" button' to 'then select "Advanced"' for better clarity and consistency.
source/StigData/Processed/WindowsClient-10-3.5.xml:1999 - Grammar improvement - changed from 'the "Advanced" button' to 'then select "Advanced"' for better clarity and consistency.
source/StigData/Processed/WindowsClient-10-3.5.xml:2103 - Grammar improvement - changed from 'the "Advanced" button' to 'then select "Advanced"' for better clarity and consistency.
source/StigData/Processed/WindowsClient-10-3.5.xml:5216 - Abbreviation simplified - changed 'Security Account Manager (SAM)' to just 'SAM' since the acronym is well-established in this context.
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Pull Request (PR) description:
Update PowerStig to parse/apply Microsoft Windows 10 STIG - Ver 3, Rel 5
This Pull Request (PR) fixes the following issues:
This fixes #
#1512
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