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Active Directory Domain Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • All accounts, privileged and unprivileged, that require smart cards must have the underlying NT hash rotated at least every 60 days.

    <VulnDiscussion>When a smart card is required for a domain account, a long password, unknown to the user, is generated. This password and ass...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • User accounts with domain level administrative privileges must be members of the Protected Users group in domains with a domain functional level of Windows 2012 R2 or higher.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;User accounts with domain level administrative privileges are highly prized in Pass-the-Hash/credential theft attacks. The P...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Domain-joined systems (excluding domain controllers) must not be configured for unconstrained delegation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Unconstrained delegation enabled on a computer can allow the computer account to be impersonated without limitation. If deleg...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Directory Service Restore Mode (DSRM) password must be changed at least annually.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Directory Service Restore Mode (DSRM) password, used to log on to a domain controller (DC) when rebooting into the server...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The domain functional level must be at a Windows Server version still supported by Microsoft.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Domains operating at functional levels below Windows Server versions no longer supported by Microsoft reduce the level of sec...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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