1. Home
  2. Security Hardening
  3. DISA MS Windows Privileged Access Workstation V2R1
  4. WPAW-00-001400 – PAWs used to manage Active Directory must only allow groups specifically designated to manage Active Directory, such as Enterprise and Domain Admins and members of the local Administrators group, to log on locally.
Searching...

WPAW-00-001400 – PAWs used to manage Active Directory must only allow groups specifically designated to manage Active Directory, such as Enterprise and Domain Admins and members of the local Administrators group, to log on locally.

Details

PAW platforms are used for highly privileged activities. The accounts that have administrative privileges on domain-level PAW platforms must not be used on or used to manage any non-domain-level PAW platforms. Otherwise, there would be a clear path for privilege escalation to Enterprise Admin (EA)/Domain Admin (DA) privileges.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Configure the group policy that applies to the PAW.

Install only administrative accounts designated to be used to manage domain controllers and Active Directory remotely in the PAW User group on PAWs designated for the management of domain controllers and Active Directory.

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 domain controllers and Active Directory

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

Source

Updated on July 16, 2022
Was this article helpful?
Yes No

Related Articles