Thats a bit crazy. What happens when rogue helpdesk guy resets a DA password and uses it for nefarious purposes? Prevention is surely better than cure in this case. However I have worked at a lot of customers with crazy requirements, to be fair.
On 18 November 2011 16:50, Christopher Bodnar <[email protected]>wrote: > I've asked that many times. And been told that it is a requirement. > > > Chris Bodnar, MCSE, MCITP > Technical Support III > Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services > Guardian Life Insurance Company of America > Email: [email protected] > Phone: 610-807-6459 > Fax: 610-807-6003 > > > > From: Brian Desmond <[email protected]> > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected] > > > Date: 11/18/2011 11:37 AM > Subject: RE: Delegation question > ------------------------------ > > > > *Why do they need the ability to reset passwords on protected accounts?* > * * > *Thanks,* > *Brian Desmond* > *[email protected]* > * * > *w – 312.625.1438 | c – 312.731.3132* > * * > *From:* Christopher Bodnar > [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > * > Sent:* Friday, November 18, 2011 9:15 AM* > To:* NT System Admin Issues* > Subject:* Delegation question > > Currently our helpdesk staff have the ability to reset passwords for all > user accounts, including domain admin accounts. Our internal auditors want > us to take away the ability of helpdesk staff to change domain admin > passwords, but not to remove their ability to reset passwords for users in > "protected groups" that's where I'm running into a wall. theoretically if > all the domain admin accounts were in one OU I could do this by revoking > access to that OU, but unfortunately that is not the case and I don't think > it's possible the way things are setup right now (service accounts in > domain admins, etc...). What I'm afraid of is that something will break if > I move those accounts, specifically the service accounts. > > Any thoughts on this? > > > Chris Bodnar, MCSE, MCITP > Technical Support III > Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services > Guardian Life Insurance Company of America > Email: *[email protected]* <[email protected]> > Phone: 610-807-6459 > Fax: 610-807-6003 ----------------------------------------- This message, > and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, > confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the > reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that > any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this > message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, > please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the > message and any attachments. 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