Windows Server 2019 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-93369	WN19-00-000010	SV-103457r1_rule		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 2019 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-06-15

Details

Check Text ( C-92687r1_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-99615r1_fix)
Ensure each user with administrative privileges has a separate account for user duties and one for privileged duties.