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Active Directory Domain Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Delegation of privileged accounts must be prohibited.

    <VulnDiscussion>Privileged accounts such as those belonging to any of the administrator groups must not be trusted for delegation. Allowing p...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000112

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Local administrator accounts on domain systems must not share the same password.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Local administrator accounts on domain systems must use unique passwords. In the event a domain system is compromised, sharin...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Separate smart cards must be used for Enterprise Admin (EA) and Domain Admin (DA) accounts from smart cards used for other accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;A separate smart card for Enterprise Admin and Domain Admin accounts eliminates the automatic exposure of the private keys fo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Separate domain accounts must be used to manage public facing servers from any domain accounts used to manage internal servers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Public facing servers should be in DMZs with separate Active Directory forests. If, because of operational necessity, this i...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Domain controllers must be blocked from Internet access.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt; Domain controllers provide access to highly privileged areas of a domain. Such systems with Internet access may be exposed ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000076

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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