Windows Server Security Benchmark Compliance Tool

Harden your Windows security

The Windows compliance benchmark includes over 340 benchmark tests to check your security settings across the following sections:

To see all the tests in the Windows compliance benchmark, please view the sample report.

Customise Windows benchmark tests

Tailor each Windows benchmark test to meet your organization's policies and security requirements.

Audit all your Windows computers

Use the reporting feature to check all your Windows servers and workstations against every compliance benchmark at once.

Filters

Apply filters to narrow down the results to particular items, benchmarks or references within a benchmark.

Export to CSV

Export the report results to CSV for further analysis.

Exclude results

Exclude results that aren't applicable to your organization.

Create your own benchmark

Create your own compliance benchmarks by writing a plugin.

More information

Information used by the Windows benchmark is provided by the following pages:

• Microsoft password policy guidelines
• Microsoft account lockout policy guidelines
• Microsoft security options guidelines

The advanced audit policy is based on the Microsoft audit policy recommendations "Stronger Recommendation".