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Users with Administrative privilege must have separate accounts for administrative duties and normal operational tasks.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-36659 WN08-00-000005-02 SV-48276r3_rule High
Description
Using a privileged account to perform routine functions makes the computer vulnerable to malicious software inadvertently introduced during a session that has been granted full privileges.
STIG Date
Windows 8 / 8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2016-12-19

Details

Check Text ( C-44954r4_chk )
Verify each user with administrative privileges has been assigned a unique administrative account separate from their standard user account.

The ISSO will maintain a list of all users belonging to the Administrators group.

If any of the following conditions are true, this is a finding:

-Each SA does not have a unique userid dedicated for administering the system.
-Each SA does not have a separate account for normal user tasks.
Fix Text (F-41411r1_fix)
Ensure each user with administrative privilege has a separate account for user duties and one for privileged duties.