Unauthorized accounts must not have the Add workstations to domain user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
WN12-UR-000044-DC	WN12-UR-000044-DC	WN12-UR-000044-DC_rule		Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Add workstations to domain" right may add computers to a domain. This could result in unapproved or incorrectly configured systems being added to a domain.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-07-25

Details

Check Text ( C-WN12-UR-000044-DC_chk )
Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor. Run "gpedit.msc". Navigate to Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Add workstations to domain" right, this is a finding: Administrators

Fix Text (F-WN12-UR-000044-DC_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Add workstations to domain" to only include the following accounts or groups: Administrators