CIS Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise Release 1909 Benchmark

2.2.27 (L1) Ensure 'Lock pages in memory' is set to 'No One' (Scored)

ProfileApplicability:

 Level 1 (L1) - Corporate/Enterprise Environment (general use)

Description:

This policy setting allows a process to keep data in physical memory, which prevents the system frompaging the data to virtual memory on disk. If this user right is assigned, significant degradation of system performance can occur.

The recommended state for this setting is: No One .

Rationale:

Users with the Lock pages in memory user right could assign physical memory to several processes, which could leave little or no RAM for other processes and result in a DoS condition.

Audit:

Navigate to the UI Path articulated in the Remediation section and confirm it is set as prescribed.

Remediation:

To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to No One :

Computer Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\User Rights Assignment\Lock pages in memory

Impact:

None - this is the default behavior.

Default Value:

No one.

References:

1. CCE-33807-9

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