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United States Government Configuration Baseline USGCB

Windows 7

Warning Notice

Do not attempt to implement any of the settings without first testing them in a non-operational environment. Please see the National Checklist Program (NCP) website for configuration guides related to other Windows Based systems and applications.

The draft download packages contain recommended security settings; they are not meant to replace well-structured policy or sound judgment. Furthermore, these recommendations do not address site-specific configuration issues. Care must be taken when implementing these settings to address local operational and policy concerns.

These recommendations were developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which collaborated with DoD and Microsoft to produce the Windows 7, Windows 7 Firewall, Internet Explorer 8 USGCB. Pursuant to title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, these recommendations are not subject to copyright protection and are in the public domain. NIST assumes no responsibility whatsoever for their use by other parties, and makes no guarantees, expressed or implied, about their quality, reliability, or any other characteristic. We would appreciate acknowledgement if the recommendations are used.

Download Packages

The following sections provide the downloads for the Windows 7 USGCB Content. VHDs are also available to use for testing. Additional information can be found in the FAQ.

SCAP Content

USGCB SCAP 1.2
SHA-256: 58543e64ec18b8bdeaa1b327ab689cd5cca2446a08d5bd10e095b2d573e05bc0
Size (MB): 0.15
Last Modified: 04/20/2015

Documentation

USGCB Major Version 2.0.x.1 Settings

Please refer to the top-level Microsoft Content Page for the listing of all USGCB settings and associated hash values.

USGCB Major Version 2.0.x.1 Known Issues

Please refer to the top-level Microsoft Content Page for the listing of all known issues relating to USGCB content and associated hash values.

USGCB/FDCC Comparison for Windows
SHA-256:  18c842f84882390f518e025741e1bae66449f30b9b84ca7070f33065bbc959ee
Size (MB): 0.13
Last Modified: 11/09/2010

GPOs

USGCB Windows 7 GPOs
SHA-256:  c56b3e5f6034b8f76de0d13375879eb93a568feba30025887cb5c66d3887f38e
Size (MB): 0.08
Last Modified: 11/10/2011

CCE to 800-53 Mappings

Please refer to the individual product content pages for the Machine-readable CCE to 800-53 Mappings.

Update History

Date Documentation GPOs SCAP Content CCE to 800-53 Mappings
April 20, 2015 No changes No changes USGCB major version 2.0.5.1 Final Release SCAP content posted. No changes
February 25, 2015 USGCB SCAP 1.2 Settings posted No changes USGCB major version 2.0.5.1 Release Candidate SCAP content posted. No changes
February 25, 2015 No changes No changes Removed SCAP 1.0 USGCB content. No changes
October 03, 2014 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.3.5.1 Release Candidate SCAP content posted. No changes
December 17, 2013 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
November 19, 2013 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
October 22, 2013 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
September 20, 2013 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
August 30, 2013 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
July 31, 2013 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
June 25, 2013 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
May 29, 2013 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
April 29, 2013 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
March 21, 2013 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
February 25, 2013 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
January 22, 2013 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
December 28, 2012 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
December 05, 2012 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
November 28, 2012 No changes No changes SCAP 1.2 (Oval 5.10) content signature updated; no other change to content. No changes
October 31, 2012 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
August 17, 2012 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
July 30, 2012 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
June 15, 2012 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. No changes
May 21, 2012 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted. SCAP 1.2 (Oval 5.10) content signature updated; no change to content No changes
April 23, 2012 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted No changes
March 22, 2012 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted No changes
February 23, 2012 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted No changes
January 23, 2012 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted No changes
November 14, 2011 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted No changes
November 10, 2011 No changes USGCB GPOs posted No changes No changes
October 26, 2011 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted No changes
October 17, 2011 No changes No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted No changes
October 04, 2011 No changes No changes No changes National Checklist Program's Machine-readable CCE to 800-53 Mappings linked
September 21, 2011 USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 Settings and Known Issues posted No changes USGCB major version 1.2.x.0 SCAP content posted No changes
August 18, 2011 No changes No changes USGCB OVAL 5.3 & 5.4 patch content updated No changes
July 27, 2011 No changes No changes USGCB OVAL 5.3 & 5.4 patch content updated No changes
July 06, 2011 No changes No changes USGCB OVAL 5.3 & 5.4 patch content updated No changes
April 28, 2011 No changes No changes USGCB OVAL 5.3 & 5.4 patch content updated No changes
March 18, 2011 No changes No changes USGCB OVAL 5.3 & 5.4 patch content updated No changes
February 22, 2011 No changes No changes USGCB OVAL 5.3 & 5.4 patch content updated No changes
February 04, 2011 No changes USGCB major version 1.1.x.0 GPOs posted No changes No changes
January 31, 2011 USGCB major version 1.1.x.0 Settings and Known Issues posted No changes Renamed patch file No changes
January 20, 2011 No changes No changes USGCB OVAL 5.3 & 5.4 patch content updated No changes
January 07, 2011 No changes No changes USGCB OVAL 5.3 & 5.4 patch content updated No changes
November 17, 2010 No changes No changes USGCB OVAL 5.3 & 5.4 patch content updated No changes
November 09, 2010 USGCB/FDCC Comparison for Windows updated No changes No changes No changes
November 03, 2010 No changes Removed all Alpha and Beta instances in XML results files USGCB OVAL 5.3 & 5.4 patch content updated No changes
October 27, 2010 No changes No changes USGCB OVAL 5.3 & 5.4 patch content updated No changes
October 20, 2010 No changes USGCB GPOs posted No changes No changes
September 30, 2010 No changes No changes USGCB OVAL 5.3 & 5.4 patch content updated No changes
September 24, 2010 USGCB major version 1.0.x.0 Settings Known Issues posted No changes USGCB major version 1.0.x.0 SCAP content posted CCE mapping updates reflected in USGCB Settings spreadsheet
August 31, 2010 USGCB Beta Settings and updated SCAP content issues posted USGCB Beta GPOs posted USGCB Beta SCAP content posted CCE mapping updates reflected in USGCB Beta Settings spreadsheet
August 20, 2010 No changes No changes Alpha USGCB OVAL 5.3 & 5.4 patch content updated No changes
August 09, 2010 No changes No changes Alpha USGCB OVAL 5.3 & 5.4 patch content updated No changes
August 03, 2010 No changes No changes Alpha USGCB OVAL 5.3 patch content updated No changes
July 20, 2010 No changes No changes Alpha USGCB OVAL 5.3 & 5.4 patch content updated No changes
June 30, 2010 USGCB/FDCC Comparison for Windows added No changes No changes No changes
June 16, 2010 No changes No changes Alpha USGCB OVAL 5.3 & 5.4 patch content updated No changes
May 28, 2010 Setting clarification provided, no settings have changed Minor bug-fixes implemented Minor SCAP bug-fixes implemented Non-machine readable mappings can be found in USGCB Alpha Settings. Please note that these non-machine readable mappings will be removed when the machine-readable mappings are available.
April 23, 2010 Alpha Content Released Alpha Content Released Alpha Content Released Alpha Content Released
Created December 14, 2016, Updated September 26, 2024