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User Account Control - Built In Admin Approval Mode


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-14234 3.129 SV-29551r1_rule Medium
Description
This check verifies whether the built-in Administrator account runs in Admin Approval Mode.
STIG Date
Windows 2008 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2019-06-18

Details

Check Text ( C-32766r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in.
Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view.
Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options.

If the value for “User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account” is not set to “Enabled”, then this is a finding.

The policy referenced configures the following registry value:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\

Value Name: FilterAdministratorToken

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
Fix Text (F-28841r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account” to “Enabled”.