Users with Administrative privileges must have separate accounts for administrative duties and normal operational tasks.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-36659	WN12-00-000005	SV-51576r1_rule	ECLP-1	High

Description
Using a privileged account to perform routine functions makes the computer vulnerable to malicious software inadvertently introduced during a session that has been granted full privileges.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2012 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-01-07

Details

Check Text ( C-46839r2_chk )
Verify each user with administrative privileges has been assigned a unique administrative account separate from their standard user account. If users with administrative privileges do not have separate accounts for administrative functions and standard user functions, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-44705r1_fix)
Ensure each user with administrative privileges has a separate account for user duties and one for privileged duties.