Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Add workstations to domain” user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-30016	WINUR-000043-AD	SV-39583r1_rule		Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Add workstations to domain” right may add computers to a domain. This could result in unapproved or incorrectly configured systems being added to a domain.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-06-18

Details

Check Text ( C-38497r1_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 other than the following are granted the “Add workstations to domain” right, this is a finding: Administrators

Fix Text (F-33755r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Add workstations to domain” as defined in the Check section.