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Harden Windows Security v0.6.8 #376

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What's New

This update mainly focuses on improving the general aspects of the Harden Windows Security module based on user feedback and discussions.

TLS Category

  • The TLS category now checks whether BattleNet client is installed on the system and if it is then uses a different group policy for the TLS category that has the TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA cipher suite.

recent discussion: #372
related issue: #38

The check happens by looking for the following 2 files on the system

C:\Program Files (x86)\Battle.net\Battle.net.exe

C:\Program Files (x86)\Battle.net\Battle.net Launcher.exe

BitLocker Category

  • Added new notice to inform the user about drive decryption status when they try to decrypt a drive that is already being decrypted.

  • Added a new notice to inform the user that the Enhanced level encryption requires removable drive selection. The notice is displayed when no removable drive is selected from the dropdown menu and then the user tries to use the Enhanced level encryption.

  • Improved scrolling experience on the backup page, the datagrid can now be scrolled using mouse wheel or trackpad. Suitable when there are so many BitLocker encrypted drives on the system that user needs to use the scrollbar to view all of them.

Other Changes

  • The Harden Windows Security module is now able to run as SYSTEM account. Related issue: [Bug]: Starting with Windows 24H2, Hardening Module will no longer work as system #375

  • Implemented many recommendations by GitHub's Advanced Code quality scan for higher quality code base.

  • No errors will be displayed in the logs section if for any reason the toast notifications cannot be displayed. It prevents polluting the logs.

  • Increased the timeout for collecting MDM related info from the system from 10 seconds to 30 seconds when performing compliance check, in case a system has very low hardware specs and is extremely slow.


Improved namespaces and classes
Improved code quality
Improved Scrolling feature on DataGrid in the BitLocker section for backup
Toast notifications not displaying doesn't need to be warning, just information is enough
Added a border around the DataGrid to make it easier to scroll via touch
It now checks if BattleNet client is installed and then will use a different policy that has the TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA cipher suite required for the game client to connect to the servers.

more info here

#372
If toast notifications can't be displayed for any reason such as compatibility issue or other modules conflicting with the dlls, the errors will be suppressed so they won't pollute the logs. It's just a cosmetic feature that has no effect on the actual usage of the module or its policies.
Added a notice when user tries to decrypt a drive that is in the middle of the decryption process already.
Added a notice to let the user know the enhanced security level needs removable drive selected.
@HotCakeX HotCakeX changed the title Harden Windows security v0.6.8 Harden Windows ecurity v0.6.8 Oct 29, 2024
@HotCakeX HotCakeX changed the title Harden Windows ecurity v0.6.8 Harden Windows Security v0.6.8 Oct 29, 2024
@HotCakeX HotCakeX self-assigned this Oct 29, 2024
@HotCakeX HotCakeX added the Enhancement 💯 New feature or request label Oct 29, 2024
@HotCakeX HotCakeX merged commit 2b8bec7 into main Oct 29, 2024
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