User Account Control - Behavior of elevation prompt for standard users.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-14236	3.131	SV-14847r1_rule	ECCD-1 ECCD-2	Medium

Description
This check verifies whether the logged on user is prompted for credentials when attempting to complete a task that requires raised privileges.

STIG	Date
Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-08-22

Details

Check Text ( C-28793r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options. If the value for “User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users” is not set to “Prompt for credentials”, then this is a finding. The policy referenced configures the following registry value: Registry Path: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ Value Name: ConsentPromptBehaviorUser Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Check Text ( C-28793r1_chk )

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in.
Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view.
Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options.

If the value for “User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for standard users” is not set to “Prompt for credentials”, then this is a finding.

The policy referenced configures the following registry value:

Registry Path: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\

Value Name: ConsentPromptBehaviorUser

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Fix Text (F-13561r1_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”.