Unauthorized accounts must not have the Lock pages in memory user right.

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Unauthorized accounts must not have the Lock pages in memory user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26494	WN08-UR-000029	SV-48540r2_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Lock pages in memory" user right allows physical memory to be assigned to processes, which could cause performance issues or a DoS.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 / 8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-06-16

Details

Check Text ( C-45190r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. (See "Performing Analysis with the Security Configuration and Analysis Snap-in" in the STIG Overview document.) Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups are granted the "Lock pages in memory" user right, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-41662r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Lock pages in memory" to be defined but containing no entries (blank).