Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller

Information

This setting is used by Credential Manager during Backup/Restore. No accounts should have this privilege, as it is only assigned to Winlogon. Users saved credentials might be compromised if this privilege is given to other entities.

Solution

Policy Path: User Rights Assignments
Policy Setting Name: Access Credential Manager as a trusted caller

See Also

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/security-baseline-final-for-windows-10-and-windows-server/ba-p/1999393

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6(7)(b), CSCv6|5.1

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: ab4208e6c86237b415d7b14f2325793319503b2724caf0c9611a0ac6650c4979