Users with Administrative privileges must have separate accounts for administrative duties and normal operational tasks.

From Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECLP-1

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-51576r1_rule Users with Administrative privileges must have separate accounts for administrative duties and normal operational tasks.

Vulnerability discussion

Using a privileged account to perform routine functions makes the computer vulnerable to malicious software inadvertently introduced during a session that has been granted full privileges.

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Verify each user with administrative privileges has been assigned a unique administrative account separate from their standard user account. If users with administrative privileges do not have separate accounts for administrative functions and standard user functions, this is a finding.

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Ensure each user with administrative privileges has a separate account for user duties and one for privileged duties.

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