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Disable the built-in admin account.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-16047 4.039 SV-25020r1_rule IAAC-1 Medium
Description
The built-in administrator account is a well-known account subject to attack. It also provides no accountability to individual administrators on a system.
STIG Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-07-03

Details

Check Text ( None )
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Fix Text (F-16131r1_fix)
Configure the system to disable the built-in administrator account.