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V-243477

CAT II

User accounts with domain level administrative privileges must be members of the Protected Users group in domains with a domain functional level of Windows 2012 R2 or higher.

Ships Affected
1
Total Findings
1
Open
1
Closed
0

Check Text

Open "Windows PowerShell". Enter "Get-ADDomain | FL DomainMode" to determine the domain functional level. Open "Active Directory Users and Computers" (available from various menus or run "dsa.msc"). Compare membership of the Protected Users group to membership of the following groups. By default, the groups are under the node referenced; however, it is possible to move those under "Users" to another location. Enterprise Admins (Users node) Domain Admins (Users node) Schema Admins (Users node) Administrators (Builtin node) Account Operators (Builtin node) Backup Operators (Builtin node) It is recommended that one account be excluded to ensure availability if there are issues with Kerberos. Excluding the account left out for availability, if all user accounts from the local domain that are members of the domain level groups above are not also members of the Protected Users group, this is a finding. (User accounts is referring to accounts for personnel, not service accounts.)

Fix Text

Add user accounts from the local domain that are members of the domain level administrative groups listed below to the Protected Users group. One account may excluded to ensure availability if there are issues with Kerberos. Enterprise Admins (Users node) Domain Admins (Users node) Schema Admins (Users node) Administrators (Builtin node) Account Operators (Builtin node) Backup Operators (Builtin node) The use of the Protected Users group should be thoroughly tested before fully implementing.

STIG Reference

STIG
Active Directory Domain Security Technical Implementation Guide
Version
3
Release
7
Rule ID
SV-243477r1153405_rule

All Occurrences

This vulnerability appears on 1 ship(s)

Ship Hull # Source File Status Assigned To Scan Date Actions
USNS MONTFORD POINT T-ESD-1 _Reviewed/MONT-DC-003/Checklist/MONT-DC-003_ADDomain_V3R5_20251023-171837.ckl
Unassigned 2026-01-14T12:57:36.435963 View in Context
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