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-253389r1210292_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Enhanced anti-spoofing provides additional protections when using facial recognition with devices that support it. Note: A different registry location is needed when systems are managed by Intune versus GPO. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-05-19 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-253389r1210292_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\ (For GPO-managed systems)
Or
Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Policies\PassportForWork\Biometrics\ (For Intune-managed systems)
Value Name: EnhancedAntiSpoofing
Or
Value Name: FacialFeaturesUseEnhancedAntiSpoofing (For GPO-managed systems)
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x00000001 (1)
Fix Text (F-56792r1210207_fix)
For GPO-managed systems:
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Biometrics >> Facial Features >> "Configure enhanced anti-spoofing" to "Enabled".
For Intune-managed systems:
Revise the Intune policy to enable enhanced anti-spoofing for Facial Features.