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WN10-SO-000020 - The built-in administrator account must be renamed.

Information

The built-in administrator account is a well-known account subject to attack. Renaming this account to an unidentified name improves the protection of this account and the system.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> 'Accounts: Rename administrator account' to a name other than 'Administrator'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_10_V3R6_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-220911r991589_rule, STIG-ID|WN10-SO-000020, STIG-Legacy|SV-78109, STIG-Legacy|V-63619, Vuln-ID|V-220911

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 72362131798364247885b6ad7eb10b6b99923c4ad495cf4cc64bad817668e06f