Users with Administrative privileges must have separate accounts for administrative duties and normal operational tasks.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-224819	WN16-00-000010	SV-224819r569186_rule		High

Description
Using a privileged account to perform routine functions makes the computer vulnerable to malicious software inadvertently introduced during a session that has been granted full privileges.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-03-01

Details

Check Text ( C-26510r465359_chk )
Verify each user with administrative privileges has been assigned a unique administrative account separate from their standard user account. If users with administrative privileges do not have separate accounts for administrative functions and standard user functions, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-26498r465360_fix)
Ensure each user with administrative privileges has a separate account for user duties and one for privileged duties.