AHWT: Hardening tool for Windows operating systems
AHWT – another hardening tool for Windows operating systems
The program is a script generator with a collection of parameters and recommendations from CIS Benchmarks and DoD STIGs with some adjustments.
All parameters are placed in databases with the names of the operating systems that are used.
Parameters were checked and tested according to official MS documentation and researchers’ opinions.
Scripts are generated in 2 modes – auto and manual.
All databases have profiles for each operating system min/med/full which corresponds with Minimum (only level 3 parameters (CIS lvl 2/STIG lvl 3)), Medium (level 2 & 3 parameters (CIS lvl 1 & 2/STIG lvl 2)) and Full (lvl 1-3 parameters).
For every operating system were made additional profiles that you can generate separate or after generating the general script:
- Windows XP
- Windows Firewall (ShieldUp mode has separate confirmation)
- Internet Explorer (versions 6-8)
- Windows Vista
- Windows Firewall (ShieldUp mode has separate confirmation)
- Windows Defender
- Internet Explorer (versions 7-9)
- Windows 7
- Windows Firewall (ShieldUp mode has separate confirmation)
- Windows Defender
- BitLocker
- Internet Explorer (versions 8-11)
- Windows 8
- Windows Firewall (ShieldUp mode has separate confirmation)
- Windows Defender
- BitLocker
- Internet Explorer (versions 10-11)
- Windows 8.1
- Windows Firewall (ShieldUp mode has separate confirmation)
- Windows Defender
- BitLocker
- Internet Explorer (version 11)
- Windows 10
- Windows Firewall (ShieldUp mode has separate confirmation)
- Windows Defender
- BitLocker
- MS Edge
- Next Generation Security
- Internet Explorer (version 11)
- Windows 11
- Windows Firewall (ShieldUp mode has separate confirmation)
- Windows Defender
- BitLocker
- MS Edge
- Next Generation Security
- MS Office
- MS Office 2003
- MS Office 2007
- MS Office 2010
- MS Office 2013
- MS Office 2016 (including 2019 & 2021)
- MS Office 365
