Unauthorized accounts must not have the Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller user right.

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Unauthorized accounts must not have the Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26469	WINUR-000001	SV-35924r2_rule		Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller" user right may be able to retrieve the credentials of other accounts from Credential Manager.

STIG	Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-12-19

Details

Check Text ( C-60821r2_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups are granted the "Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller" right, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-65553r2_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller" to be defined but containing no entries (blank).