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TheUnitedStatesGovernmentConfigurationBaseline(USGCB)Windows7Content
usgcb.nist.gov/usgcb/microsoft/download_win7.html

WarningNotice

Donotattempttoimplementanyofthesettingswithoutfirsttestingtheminanonoperationalenvironment.TheserecommendationshaveonlybeentestedonWindows7Ultimate32bit,Windows7Ultimate64
bit,Windows7Enterprisex86,andWindows7Enterprisex64.ThesesettingsmaybeapplicabletootherWindowssystemsandservicepackshowever,NISThasnottestedotherWindowsbasedsystemswith
thesesettings.PleaseseetheNationalChecklistProgram(NCP)websiteforconfigurationguidesrelatedtootherWindowsBasedsystemsandapplications.

Thedraftdownloadpackagescontainrecommendedsecuritysettingstheyarenotmeanttoreplacewellstructuredpolicyorsoundjudgment.Furthermore,theserecommendationsdonotaddresssitespecificconfigurationissues.
Caremustbetakenwhenimplementingthesesettingstoaddresslocaloperationalandpolicyconcerns.

TheserecommendationsweredevelopedattheNationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology,whichcollaboratedwithDoDandMicrosofttoproducetheWindows7,Windows7Firewall,InternetExplorer8USGCB.Pursuantto
title17Section105oftheUnitedStatesCode,theserecommendationsarenotsubjecttocopyrightprotectionandareinthepublicdomain.NISTassumesnoresponsibilitywhatsoeverfortheirusebyotherparties,andmakesno
guarantees,expressedorimplied,abouttheirquality,reliability,oranyothercharacteristic.Wewouldappreciateacknowledgementiftherecommendationsareused.

DownloadPackages

ThefollowingtableprovidesthedownloadsfortheWindows7USGCBContent.VHDsarealsoavailabletousefortesting.AdditionalinformationcanbefoundintheFAQ.

Documentation GPOs SCAPContent

USGCBMajorVersion2.0.x.1Settings USGCBWindows7GPOs2011.11.10 USGCBSCAP1.2

PleaserefertothetoplevelMicrosoftContentPageforthelistingofallUSGCB sha1 Windows7Content2015.04.20

settingsandassociatedhashvalues.
DF9CE1ED4EAFC3F6D2DAA16D675FF73B0C803471 sha1
USGCBMajorVersion2.0.x.1KnownIssues
sha256 45851378578C40966A2B9
PleaserefertothetoplevelMicrosoftContentPageforthelistingofallknown
issuesrelatingtoUSGCBcontentandassociatedhashvalues. C56B3E5F6034B8F76DE0D13375879EB93A568FEBA30025887CB5C66D3887F38E sha256

USGCB/FDCCComparisonforWindows2010.11.09 DC84153B7D6969AF1ECB

sha1

876AF07C7B8D7286B75E2CFE07A3EF1FDB2C55CD

sha256

18C842F84882390F518E025741E1BAE66449F30B9B84CA7070F33065BBC959EE

UpdateHistory

Date Documentation GPOs SCAPContent CCEto80053Mappings

April20, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion2.0.5.1FinalReleaseSCAP Nochanges

2015 contentposted.

February USGCBSCAP1.2Settings Nochanges USGCBmajorversion2.0.5.1ReleaseCandidateSCAP Nochanges

25,2015 posted contentposted.

February Nochanges Nochanges RemovedSCAP1.0USGCBcontent. Nochanges

25,2015

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October Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.3.5.1ReleaseCandidateSCAP Nochanges

03,2014 contentposted.

December Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

17,2013

November Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

19,2013

October Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

22,2013

September Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

20,2013

August30, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

2013

July31, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

2013

June25, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

2013

May29, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

2013

April29, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

2013

March21, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

2013

February Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

25,2013

January Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

22,2013

December Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

28,2012

December Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

05,2012

November Nochanges Nochanges SCAP1.2(Oval5.10)contentsignatureupdatedno Nochanges

28,2012 otherchangetocontent.

October Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

31,2012

August17, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

2012

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July30, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

2012

June15, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

2012

May21, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted. Nochanges

2012 SCAP1.2(Oval5.10)contentsignatureupdatedno
changetocontent

April23, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted Nochanges

2012

March22, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted Nochanges

2012

February Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted Nochanges

23,2012

January Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted Nochanges

23,2012

November Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted Nochanges

14,2011

November Nochanges USGCBGPOsposted Nochanges Nochanges

10,2011

October Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted Nochanges

26,2011

October Nochanges Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted Nochanges

17,2011

October Nochanges Nochanges Nochanges NationalChecklistProgram'sMachinereadableCCEto80053Mappingslinked

04,2011

September USGCBmajorversion Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.2.x.0SCAPcontentposted Nochanges

21,2011 1.2.x.0SettingsandKnown
Issuesposted

August18, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBOVAL5.3&5.4patchcontentupdated Nochanges

2011

July27, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBOVAL5.3&5.4patchcontentupdated Nochanges

2011

July06, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBOVAL5.3&5.4patchcontentupdated Nochanges

2011

April28, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBOVAL5.3&5.4patchcontentupdated Nochanges

2011

March18, Nochanges Nochanges USGCBOVAL5.3&5.4patchcontentupdated Nochanges

2011

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February Nochanges Nochanges USGCBOVAL5.3&5.4patchcontentupdated Nochanges

22,2011

February Nochanges USGCBmajorversion Nochanges Nochanges

04,2011 1.1.x.0GPOsposted

January USGCBmajorversion Nochanges Renamedpatchfile Nochanges

31,2011 1.1.x.0SettingsandKnown
Issuesposted

January Nochanges Nochanges USGCBOVAL5.3&5.4patchcontentupdated Nochanges

20,2011

January Nochanges Nochanges USGCBOVAL5.3&5.4patchcontentupdated Nochanges

07,2011

November Nochanges Nochanges USGCBOVAL5.3&5.4patchcontentupdated Nochanges

17,2010

November USGCB/FDCCComparison Nochanges Nochanges Nochanges

09,2010 forWindowsupdated

November Nochanges RemovedallAlphaand USGCBOVAL5.3&5.4patchcontentupdated Nochanges

03,2010 BetainstancesinXML
resultsfiles

October Nochanges Nochanges USGCBOVAL5.3&5.4patchcontentupdated Nochanges

27,2010

October Nochanges USGCBGPOsposted Nochanges Nochanges

20,2010

September Nochanges Nochanges USGCBOVAL5.3&5.4patchcontentupdated Nochanges

30,2010

September USGCBmajorversion Nochanges USGCBmajorversion1.0.x.0SCAPcontentposted CCEmappingupdatesreflectedinUSGCBSettingsspreadsheet

24,2010 1.0.x.0SettingsKnown
Issuesposted

August31, USGCBBetaSettingsand USGCBBetaGPOs USGCBBetaSCAPcontentposted CCEmappingupdatesreflectedinUSGCBBetaSettingsspreadsheet

2010 updatedSCAPcontent posted
issuesposted

August20, Nochanges Nochanges AlphaUSGCBOVAL5.3&5.4patchcontentupdated Nochanges

2010

August09, Nochanges Nochanges AlphaUSGCBOVAL5.3&5.4patchcontentupdated Nochanges

2010

August03, Nochanges Nochanges AlphaUSGCBOVAL5.3patchcontentupdated Nochanges

2010

July20, Nochanges Nochanges AlphaUSGCBOVAL5.3&5.4patchcontentupdated Nochanges

2010

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June30, USGCB/FDCCComparison Nochanges Nochanges Nochanges

2010 forWindowsadded

June16, Nochanges Nochanges AlphaUSGCBOVAL5.3&5.4patchcontentupdated Nochanges

2010

May28, Settingclarificationprovided, Minorbugfixes MinorSCAPbugfixesimplemented NonmachinereadablemappingscanbefoundinUSGCBAlphaSettings.Pleasenotethat

2010 nosettingshavechanged implemented thesenonmachinereadablemappingswillberemovedwhenthemachinereadable
mappingsareavailable.

April23, AlphaContentReleased AlphaContentReleased AlphaContentReleased AlphaContentReleased

2010

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