Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services" user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26473	WINUR-000006	SV-33381r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description

Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services" right can access a system through Remote Desktop. This will be limited to Administrators for server administration. If the server is providing Remote Desktop services to users, access will be managed through the Remote Desktop Users group or another restricted group and documented.

STIG	Date
Win2k8 R2 Audit	2013-06-10

Details

Check Text ( None )
None

Fix Text (F-29552r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services" as defined in the Check section.