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1.2.3 (L1) Ensure 'Allow Administrator account lockout' is set to 'Enabled' (Manual) .................................. 51
1.2.4 (L1) Ensure 'Reset account lockout counter after' is set to '15 or more minute(s)' (Automated) ........ 53
2 Local Policies .....................................................................................................................56
2.1 Audit Policy .................................................................................................................................... 56
2.2 User Rights Assignment ............................................................................................................... 56
2.2.1 (L1) Ensure 'Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller' is set to 'No One' (Automated) ............ 57
2.2.2 (L1) Ensure 'Access this computer from the network' is set to 'Administrators, Authenticated Users,
ENTERPRISE DOMAIN CONTROLLERS' (DC only) (Automated)............................................................. 59
2.2.3 (L1) Ensure 'Access this computer from the network' is set to 'Administrators, Authenticated Users'
(MS only) (Automated) ................................................................................................................................ 61
2.2.4 (L1) Ensure 'Act as part of the operating system' is set to 'No One' (Automated) .............................. 63
2.2.5 (L1) Ensure 'Add workstations to domain' is set to 'Administrators' (DC only) (Automated) ............... 64
2.2.6 (L1) Ensure 'Adjust memory quotas for a process' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE,
NETWORK SERVICE' (Automated) ............................................................................................................ 66
2.2.7 (L1) Ensure 'Allow log on locally' is set to 'Administrators' (Automated) ............................................. 68
2.2.8 (L1) Ensure 'Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services' is set to 'Administrators' (DC only)
(Automated) ................................................................................................................................................ 70
2.2.9 (L1) Ensure 'Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services' is set to 'Administrators, Remote
Desktop Users' (MS only) (Automated) ....................................................................................................... 72
2.2.10 (L1) Ensure 'Back up files and directories' is set to 'Administrators' (Automated) ............................ 74
2.2.11 (L1) Ensure 'Change the system time' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE' (Automated) .... 76
2.2.12 (L1) Ensure 'Change the time zone' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE' (Automated) ....... 79
2.2.13 (L1) Ensure 'Create a pagefile' is set to 'Administrators' (Automated).............................................. 80
2.2.14 (L1) Ensure 'Create a token object' is set to 'No One' (Automated) ................................................. 81
2.2.15 (L1) Ensure 'Create global objects' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK
SERVICE, SERVICE' (Automated) ............................................................................................................. 82
2.2.16 (L1) Ensure 'Create permanent shared objects' is set to 'No One' (Automated) .............................. 84
2.2.17 (L1) Ensure 'Create symbolic links' is set to 'Administrators' (DC only) (Automated) ....................... 85
2.2.18 (L1) Ensure 'Create symbolic links' is set to 'Administrators, NT VIRTUAL MACHINE\Virtual
Machines' (MS only) (Automated) ............................................................................................................... 87
2.2.19 (L1) Ensure 'Debug programs' is set to 'Administrators' (Automated) .............................................. 89
2.2.20 (L1) Ensure 'Deny access to this computer from the network' to include 'Guests' (DC only)
(Automated) ................................................................................................................................................ 91
2.2.21 (L1) Ensure 'Deny access to this computer from the network' to include 'Guests, Local account and
member of Administrators group' (MS only) (Automated) ........................................................................... 93
2.2.22 (L1) Ensure 'Deny log on as a batch job' to include 'Guests' (Automated) ....................................... 95
2.2.23 (L1) Ensure 'Deny log on as a service' to include 'Guests' (Automated) .......................................... 97
2.2.24 (L1) Ensure 'Deny log on locally' to include 'Guests' (Automated) ................................................... 98
2.2.25 (L1) Ensure 'Deny log on through Remote Desktop Services' to include 'Guests' (DC only)
(Automated) ................................................................................................................................................ 99
2.2.26 (L1) Ensure 'Deny log on through Remote Desktop Services' is set to 'Guests, Local account' (MS
only) (Automated) ..................................................................................................................................... 101
2.2.27 (L1) Ensure 'Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation' is set to
'Administrators' (DC only) (Automated) ..................................................................................................... 103
2.2.28 (L1) Ensure 'Enable computer and user accounts to be trusted for delegation' is set to 'No One' (MS
only) (Automated) ..................................................................................................................................... 105
2.2.29 (L1) Ensure 'Force shutdown from a remote system' is set to 'Administrators' (Automated) .......... 107
2.2.30 (L1) Ensure 'Generate security audits' is set to 'LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE'
(Automated) .............................................................................................................................................. 109
2.2.31 (L1) Ensure 'Impersonate a client after authentication' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE,
NETWORK SERVICE, SERVICE' (DC only) (Automated) ........................................................................ 111
2.2.32 (L1) Ensure 'Impersonate a client after authentication' is set to 'Administrators, LOCAL SERVICE,
NETWORK SERVICE, SERVICE' and (when the Web Server (IIS) Role with Web Services Role Service is
installed) 'IIS_IUSRS' (MS only) (Automated) ........................................................................................... 113
