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XCCDF
Active Directory Domain Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000112
Local administrator accounts on domain systems must not share the same password.
Local administrator accounts on domain systems must not share the same password.
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Local administrator accounts on domain systems must not share the same password.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Local administrator accounts on domain systems must use unique passwords. In the event a domain system is compromised, sharing the same password for local administrator accounts on domain systems will allow an attacker to move laterally and compromise multiple domain systems.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>