Separate smart cards must be used for Enterprise Admin (EA) and Domain Admin (DA) accounts from smart cards used for other accounts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-243472	AD.0009	SV-243472r959010_rule		Medium

Description

A separate smart card for Enterprise Admin and Domain Admin accounts eliminates the automatic exposure of the private keys for the EA/DA accounts to less secure user platforms when the other accounts are used. Having different certificates on one card does not provide the necessary separation. The same smart card may be used by an administrator for both EA and DA accounts.

STIG	Date
Active Directory Domain Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-09-13

Details

Check Text (C-46747r723449_chk)

Verify separate smart cards are used for EA and DA accounts from smart cards used for other accounts. EA and DA accounts may be on the same smart card but must be separate from any other accounts. If separate smart cards for EA and DA accounts from other accounts are not used, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-46704r723450_fix)

Use separate smart cards for EA and DA accounts from smart cards used for other accounts. EA and DA accounts may be on the same smart card but must be separate from any other accounts.