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Basic authentication uses plain-text passwords that could be used to compromise a system. Disabling Basic authentication will reduce this potential.
If this needs to be corrected, configure the policy value for
Computer Configuration
|_ Administrative Templates
|_ Windows Components
|_ RSS Feeds
|_ "Turn on Basic feed authentication over HTTP" to "Not Configured" or "Disabled".
STIG
Server
2022: https://stigviewer.com/stigs/microsoft_windows_server_2022/2025-01-14/finding/V-254371
2019: https://stigviewer.com/stigs/microsoft_windows_server_2019/2025-01-15/finding/V-205693
Desktop
W11: https://stigviewer.com/stigs/microsoft_windows_11/2024-09-12/finding/V-253408
W10: https://stigviewer.com/stigs/microsoft_windows_10/2024-11-25/finding/V-220854
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