Windows PAWs must be restricted to only allow groups used to manage high-value IT resources and members of the local Administrators group to log on locally.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>A main security architectural construct of a PAW is to limit users of the PAW to only administrators of high-value IT resources. This will mitigate some of the risk of attack on administrators of high-value IT resources.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-243452r991589_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Allow log on locally" to only include the following groups or accounts:
- Administrators
- Groups specifically designated to manage high-value IT resources