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All high-value IT resources must be assigned to a specific administrative tier to separate highly sensitive resources from less sensitive resources.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-243446WPAW-00-000600SV-243446r991589_ruleCCI-000366medium
Description
Note: The Microsoft Tier 0-2 AD administrative tier model (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/securing-privileged-access/securing-privileged-access-reference-material#ADATM_BM) is an example. A key security construct of a PAW is to separate high-value IT resources into specific trust levels so that if a device at one trust level is compromised the risk of compromise of more critical IT resources at a different tier is reduced. This architecture protects IT resources in a tier from threats from higher-risk tiers. Isolating administrative accounts by forcing them to operate only within their assigned trust zone implements the concept of containment of security risks and adversaries within a specific zone.
STIGDate
Microsoft Windows PAW Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-05-23

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (8) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

CFG-01Configuration Management Program
1.00
END-01Endpoint Device Management (EDM)
1.00
END-04Malicious Code Protection (Anti-Malware)
1.00
END-06Endpoint File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
1.00
MON-01Continuous Monitoring
1.00
MON-01.7File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
1.00
CFG-02Secure Baseline Configurations
0.50
CFG-02.7Approved Configuration Deviations
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (100) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-16(1)Dynamic Attribute Association
1.00
AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-2Account Management
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-24(1)Transmit Access Authorization Information
1.00
AC-25Reference Monitor
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (2) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.4.1
1.00
3.4.2
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (5) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

DE.CM-09
1.00
PR.PS-01
1.00
PR.DS-10
0.50
PR.PSPlatform Security
0.50
PR.PS-05
0.50

Who does this work

10 NICE work roles and 9 EC-Council certifications.

This is an inference across published mappings, not a single claim by anyone. This check maps to a control, which maps to a Cybersecurity Framework outcome, which NIST assigns to the work roles below. EC-Council separately maps its certifications to those same roles.

A certification prepares someone for a role. It is not evidence that a holder is qualified, and neither NIST nor EC-Council has stated that any certification here addresses this check.

Work-role assignments published by NIST (NICE Framework Components 2.2.0 and the CSF 2.0 OLIR crosswalk). Certification mappings published by EC-Council.

Details

Check Text (C-243446r991589_chk)

Verify the site has assigned each high-value IT resource to an administrative tier level by reviewing the site's list of high-value IT resources. In Active Directory verify each high-value IT resource has been assigned to the Organizational Unit (OU) corresponding to the administrative tier the resource is assigned to. If the site has not assigned an administrative tier level to each high-value IT resource or any high-value IT resource is not assigned to the appropriate OU in Active Directory, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-46678r722908_fix)

Set up an administrative tier model for the domain (for example, the Microsoft-recommended Tier 0-2 AD administrative tier model). (Details of the Tier model are found at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/securing-privileged-access/securing-privileged-access-reference-material#ADATM_BM.) Using the list of site designated high-value IT resources (see check WPAW-00-000200), indicate on the list the administrative Tier level the resource is assigned to. (Note: The updated list will be used in check WPAW-00-000400.) In Active Directory, assign all high-value IT resources to the appropriate Organizational Units (for example): - Admin\Tier 0\Devices - Admin\Tier 1\Devices - Admin\Tier 2\Devices