Delegation of privileged accounts must be prohibited.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-243470	AD.0005	SV-243470r723445_rule		High

Description
Privileged accounts such as those belonging to any of the administrator groups must not be trusted for delegation. Allowing privileged accounts to be trusted for delegation provides a means for privilege escalation from a compromised system.

STIG	Date
Active Directory Domain Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-10-05

Details

Check Text ( C-46745r723443_chk )
Review the properties of all privileged accounts in Active Directory Users and Computers. Under the Account tab, verify "Account is sensitive and cannot be delegated" is selected in the Account Options section. If delegation is not prohibited for any privileged account, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-46702r723444_fix)
Open Active Directory Users and Computers. View the properties of all privileged accounts. Under the Account tab, select "Account is sensitive and cannot be delegated" in the Account Options section.