MSS: (ScreenSaverGracePeriod) The time in seconds before the screen saver grace period expires (0 recommended)
MSS: (ScreenSaverGracePeriod) The time in seconds before the screen saver grace period expires (0 recommended)
Supported on: At least Windows Vista
ScreenSaverGracePeriod
| Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
| Registry Path | Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon |
| Value Name | ScreenSaverGracePeriod |
| Value Type | REG_DWORD |
| Default Value | 5 |
| Min Value | |
| Max Value |
mss-legacy.admx
- LAPS
- MSS (Legacy)
- MSS: (AutoAdminLogon) Enable Automatic Logon (not recommended)
- MSS: (AutoReboot) Allow Windows to automatically restart after a system crash (recommended except for highly secure environments)
- MSS: (DisableIPSourceRouting) IP source routing protection level (protects against packet spoofing)
- MSS: (DisableIPSourceRouting IPv6) IP source routing protection level (protects against packet spoofing)
- MSS: (DisableSavePassword) Prevent the dial-up passsword from being saved (recommended)
- MSS: (EnableDeadGWDetect) Allow automatic detection of dead network gateways (could lead to DoS)
- MSS: (EnableICMPRedirect) Allow ICMP redirects to override OSPF generated routes
- MSS: (Hidden) Hide Computer From the Browse List (not recommended except for highly secure environments)
- MSS: (KeepAliveTime) How often keep-alive packets are sent in milliseconds
- MSS: (NoDefaultExempt) Configure IPSec exemptions for various types of network traffic.
- MSS: (NoNameReleaseOnDemand) Allow the computer to ignore NetBIOS name release requests except from WINS servers
- MSS: (NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation) Enable the computer to stop generating 8.3 style filenames
- MSS: (PerformRouterDiscovery) Allow IRDP to detect and configure Default Gateway addresses (could lead to DoS)
- MSS: (SafeDllSearchMode) Enable Safe DLL search mode (recommended)
- MSS: (ScreenSaverGracePeriod) The time in seconds before the screen saver grace period expires (0 recommended)
- MSS: (SynAttackProtect) Syn attack protection level (protects against DoS)
- MSS: (TcpMaxConnectResponseRetransmissions) SYN-ACK retransmissions when a connection request is not acknowledged
- MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted (3 recommended, 5 is default)
- MSS: (TcpMaxDataRetransmissions IPv6) How many times unacknowledged data is retransmitted (3 recommended, 5 is default)
- MSS: (WarningLevel) Percentage threshold for the security event log at which the system will generate a warning
- MS Security Guide
- Apply UAC restrictions to local accounts on network logons
- Configure SMB v1 client (extra setting needed for pre-Win8.1/2012R2)
- Configure SMB v1 client driver
- Configure SMB v1 server
- Enable Structured Exception Handling Overwrite Protection (SEHOP)
- LSA Protection
- Lsass.exe audit mode
- Remove "Run As Different User" from context menus
- Turn on Windows Defender protection against Potentially Unwanted Applications
- WDigest Authentication (disabling may require KB2871997)
- SCM: Pass the Hash Mitigations