Enhanced anti-spoofing for facial recognition must be enabled on Windows 11.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-253389 | WN11-CC-000195 | SV-253389r991589_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Enhanced anti-spoofing provides additional protections when using facial recognition with devices that support it. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-15 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-253389r991589_chk)
If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:
Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Biometrics\FacialFeatures\
Value Name: EnhancedAntiSpoofing
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x00000001 (1)
Fix Text (F-56792r829250_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Biometrics >> Facial Features >> "Configure enhanced anti-spoofing" to "Enabled".