Windows 11 • Release: 6 Benchmark Date: 05 Jan 2026

CAT II V-253389 WN11-CC-000195

Enhanced anti-spoofing for facial recognition must be enabled on Windows 11.

Documentable No
Rule ID SV-253389r991589_rule
CCI References
CCI-000366

Discussion

Enhanced anti-spoofing provides additional protections when using facial recognition with devices that support it.

Check Procedure

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 Action

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Biometrics >> Facial Features >> "Configure enhanced anti-spoofing" to "Enabled".