Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services" user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26473	WINUR-000006	SV-33381r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services" right can access a system through Remote Desktop. This will be limited to Administrators for server administration. If the server is providing Remote Desktop services to users, access will be managed through the Remote Desktop Users group or another restricted group and documented.

Description

Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services" right can access a system through Remote Desktop. This will be limited to Administrators for server administration. If the server is providing Remote Desktop services to users, access will be managed through the Remote Desktop Users group or another restricted group and documented.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-33864r1_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 “Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services” right, this is a finding: Administrators

Fix Text (F-29552r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services" as defined in the Check section.