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CIS Windows 11 Intune BL

Checks that Intune policies configure the BL recommendations of the CIS Microsoft Intune for Windows 11 Benchmark v5.0.0. One test per setting.

Version
0.1.0
Tests
28
Connectors
0
Published
7 Nov 2026

Pacers31Colts18 · pacers31colts18.cis-win11-intune-bl · 0 stars · Open source · MIT

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MP.JL.CISW11INT.BL.006 Choose drive encryption method and cipher strength (Windows 10 [Version 1511] and later): Select the encryption method for removable data drives is set to Enabled: XTS-AES 128-bit or XTS-AES 256-bit

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Description

CIS Microsoft Intune for Windows 11 Benchmark, recommendation 4.11.7.6 (BL).

The test passes when an assigned settings catalog policy for Windows sets Administrative Templates > Windows Components > BitLocker Drive Encryption > Choose drive encryption method and cipher strength (Windows 10 [Version 1511] and later) to Enabled, with Select the encryption method for removable data drives set to XTS-AES 128-bit or XTS-AES 256-bit in the same policy, and no other assigned policy sets it to something else.

Remediation action

  1. In the Microsoft Intune admin center, go to Devices > Configuration and open (or create) a settings catalog policy for Windows 10 and later.
  2. Add Administrative Templates > Windows Components > BitLocker Drive Encryption > Choose drive encryption method and cipher strength (Windows 10 [Version 1511] and later) and set it to Enabled, then set Select the encryption method for removable data drives to XTS-AES 128-bit or XTS-AES 256-bit.
  3. Assign the policy to your Windows devices, and remove any other assigned policy that sets it to something else.

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