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Overview
This article illustrates how to implement PCI DSS v3 Section 8.1 via Windows Group Policy.
Settings
The only 8.1 requirements that can be set via group policy are Sections: 8.1.6, 8.1.7, 8.1.8. See the images below.
8.1.6 & 8.1.7
Note: When you enable "Account lockout duration" Group Policy requires "Reset account lockout counter after" be enabled, this is not a PCI requirement, but rather a dependency imposed by Microsoft.
8.1.8
Note: All of the setting in the above image must be set to be 8.1.8 compliant.
- Prevent changing screen saver: This needs to be set to prevent users from setting the screen saver to 'None' which would not be PCI compliant.
- Password protect the screensaver: This must be set in order to make the user re-authenticate.
- Screen saver timeout: This should be set to 900 seconds (900/60 = 15 minutes).
- Force specific screensaver: Because we prevent the user from selecting a screen saver, we must set one for them, without this setting the screen will not lock.
Reference
https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/documents/PCI_DSS_v3.pdf