User Account Control must, at minimum, prompt administrators for consent.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-14235	3.130	SV-14846r2_rule	ECCD-1 ECCD-2	Medium

Description
User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. This setting configures the elevation requirements for logged on administrators to complete a task that requires raised privileges.

STIG	Date
Win2k8 Audit	2013-06-10

Details

Check Text ( None )
None

Fix Text (F-43222r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> "User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode" to "Prompt for consent". More secure options for this setting are also acceptable (e.g., Prompt for credentials, Prompt for consent (or credentials) on the secure desktop).

Fix Text (F-43222r1_fix)

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> "User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode" to "Prompt for consent".

More secure options for this setting are also acceptable (e.g., Prompt for credentials, Prompt for consent (or credentials) on the secure desktop).