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Re: 'Read only' Admin privileges for Active Directory environment?
From: "Michael Gressick" <mgressick () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:17:11 -0700
This is a smaller company and a lot of the audits would be more manual. The problem specifically isnt that InfoSec can't be trusted, but more that the IT team can't be trusted. They have been caught in the past using service accounts (Blackberry acct for example) to perform day-to-day tasks. Their everyday accounts are in the Domain Admins group. We have found highly confidential file shares open to the entire company. All of this with normal domain admin rights. I worry what might be setup poorly/insecurely somewhere we can't see. We don't need Domain Admin rights specifically, just some time of equivalent 'read only' permissions so we can be sure nothing is 'being hidden'. Beyond just a normal 'auditng tool (we were actually looking at ScriptLogic's Enterprise Security Reporter) I was hoping to just check up on making sure best practices were followed. On 6/27/06, Saqib Ali <docbook.xml () gmail com> wrote:
I don't see why your InfoSec team require Domain Admin rights to perform an Audit. Something is fishy. Usually large enterprises install auditing products like NetIQ, Quest, Enterprise Security Manager etc, and the reports from these tools are handed over to the InfoSec dept. On 6/27/06, Michael Gressick <mgressick () gmail com> wrote: > Hello, > Our InfoSec team has requested Domain Admin (or equivalent) privileges > on the corporate Active Directory to audit the environment's security. > The IT team in charge of this environment doesn't want to grant that > level of privilege. InfoSec then requested a 'read-only' equivalent > to everything in the Active Directory. The IT team hasn't been able > to provide this. So my questions... > > 1) Is there an easy mechanism to grant a security group 'domain admin > read only'? This would need to cover all aspects of the Active > Directory, including all services, servers, any type of access > Domain/Enterprise Admins would have, just not change anything. > (Exchange, SQL, File servers, the works) I was told a product named > Active Roles might solve this, but it seems quite expensive and way > beyond the scope of what we need. Is there anything besides creating > a new group and manually applying permissions for this group > everywhere in the environment? > > 2) How does your company (assuming you have a seperate security team) > provide access to the InfoSec team to audit/secure AD? Do you give > full admin rights, or what have you guys come up with? > > Thanks > Mike > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This list is sponsored by: Norwich University > > EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINE > The NSA has designated Norwich University a center of Academic Excellence > in Information Security. Our program offers unparalleled Infosec management > education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. > Using interactive e-Learning technology, you can earn this esteemed degree, > without disrupting your career or home life. > > http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- Saqib Ali, CISSP, ISSAP Support http://www.capital-punishment.net ----------- "I fear, if I rebel against my Lord, the retribution of an Awful Day (The Day of Resurrection)" Al-Quran 6:15 -----------
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Current thread:
- 'Read only' Admin privileges for Active Directory environment? Michael Gressick (Jun 27)
- RE: 'Read only' Admin privileges for Active Directory environment? Roger A. Grimes (Jun 28)
- Re: 'Read only' Admin privileges for Active Directory environment? Saqib Ali (Jun 28)
- Re: 'Read only' Admin privileges for Active Directory environment? Michael Gressick (Jun 28)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: 'Read only' Admin privileges for Active Directory environment? Eric Pinkerton (Jun 28)
- Re: 'Read only' Admin privileges for Active Directory environment? Saqib Ali (Jun 29)
- Re: 'Read only' Admin privileges for Active Directory environment? Saqib Ali (Jun 29)
- Re: 'Read only' Admin privileges for Active Directory environment? Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers (Jun 30)
- Re: 'Read only' Admin privileges for Active Directory environment? Saqib Ali (Jun 29)