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Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048
The "Deny log on locally" user right on member servers must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts on domain systems and from unauthenticated access on all systems.
The "Deny log on locally" user right on member servers must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts on domain systems and from unauthenticated access on all systems. An XCCDF Rule
The "Deny log on locally" user right on member servers must be configured to prevent access from highly privileged domain accounts on domain systems and from unauthenticated access on all systems.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities.
The "Deny log on locally" user right defines accounts that are prevented from logging on interactively.
In an Active Directory Domain, denying logons to the Enterprise Admins and Domain Admins groups on lower-trust systems helps mitigate the risk of privilege escalation from credential theft attacks, which could lead to the compromise of an entire domain.
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