User Account Control must, at minimum, prompt users for credentials on the secure desktop.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-14236	WN08-SO-000079	SV-48174r2_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 controls the behavior of elevation when requested by a standard user account.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 / 8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-03-09

Details

Check Text ( None )
None

Fix Text (F-41312r1_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 standard users" to "Prompt for credentials on the secure desktop".