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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 2023-08-22

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.