Windows 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R3

CurrentPublished Mon Nov 01 2021

Administrator accounts must not be enumerated during elevation.

Windows 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Administrator accounts must not be enumerated during elevation.

Description

Discussion Text

Enumeration of administrator accounts when elevating can provide part of the logon information to an unauthorized user. This setting configures the system to always require users to type in a username and password to elevate a running application.

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Objective

V-220832

Rule

SV-220832r569187_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

WN10-CC-000200

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CredUI\

Value Name: EnumerateAdministrators

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Credential User Interface >> "Enumerate administrator accounts on elevation" to "Disabled".

STIG check 135 of 257 in the Windows 10 STIG checklist

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