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Active Directory Domain Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000121

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Anonymous Logon and Everyone groups must not be members of the Pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access group.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access group was created to allow Windows NT domains to interoperate with AD domains by allow...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Membership in the Group Policy Creator Owners and Incoming Forest Trust Builders groups must be limited.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Membership in the Group Policy Creator Owners and Incoming Forest Trust Builders groups assigns a high privilege level for AD...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • SRG-OS-000423

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • User accounts with delegated authority must be removed from Windows built-in administrative groups or remove the delegated authority from the accounts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;In AD it is possible to delegate account and other AD object ownership and administration tasks. (This is commonly done for h...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Read-only Domain Controller (RODC) architecture and configuration must comply with directory services requirements.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The RODC role provides a unidirectional replication method for selected information from your internal network to the DMZ. If...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Usage of administrative accounts must be monitored for suspicious and anomalous activity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Monitoring the usage of administrative accounts can alert on suspicious behavior and anomalous account usage that would be in...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Systems must be monitored for attempts to use local accounts to log on remotely from other systems.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Monitoring for the use of local accounts to log on remotely from other systems may indicate attempted lateral movement in a P...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Systems must be monitored for remote desktop logons.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Remote Desktop activity for administration should be limited to specific administrators, and from limited management workstat...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Active Directory data must be backed up daily for systems with a Risk Management Framework categorization for Availability of moderate or high. Systems with a categorization of low must be backed up weekly.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Failure to maintain a current backup of directory data could make it difficult or impossible to recover from incidents includ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • A VPN must be used to protect directory network traffic for directory service implementation spanning enclave boundaries.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The normal operation of AD requires the use of IP network ports and protocols to support queries, replication, user authentic...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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