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1.223 WN10-SO-000245

Information

User Account Control approval mode for the built-in Administrator must be enabled.

GROUP ID: V-220944RULE ID: SV-220944r1051035

User Account Control (UAC) is a security mechanism for limiting the elevation of privileges, including administrative accounts, unless authorized. This setting configures the built-in Administrator account so that it runs in Admin Approval Mode.

Solution

Configure the policy value for

Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> 'User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator account'

to 'Enabled'.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23869

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-11, CCI|CCI-002038, Rule-ID|SV-220944r1051035_rule, STIG-ID|WN10-SO-000245, Vuln-ID|V-220944

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 5357cf525481f349b82c47de956ee9419ec8d95a8f745c77d999a6f692344ae1