What filename extension is applied by default to custom console that are created for the MMC?
There are several ways to deploy a Privilege Management for Windows policy to your endpoints. This section discusses the various ways that this can be achieved. Show
Group Policy ManagementCreate Privilege Management for Windows SettingsPrivilege Management for Windows is implemented as an extension to Group Policy, enabling policy settings to be managed through the standard Group Policy management tools. Privilege Management for Windows also supports Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM ) from versions 2.5 to 4.0. Group Policy Objects (GPOs) are usually managed through the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC). GPMC is a scriptable Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in, providing a single administrative tool for managing Group Policy across the enterprise. GPMC is the standard tool for managing Group Policy. Privilege Management for Windows also supports Local Computer Policy, which can be edited in the Group Policy Editor, but this is only recommended for small environments or for test purposes. You may add Privilege Management for Windows settings to existing GPOs or create new GPOs for this purpose. To edit a GPO from the GPMC:
The Group Policy Management Editor appears. Privilege Management Settings are available in both the Computer Configuration and the User Configuration nodes, which allow you to set either computer or user settings, respectively. Computer settings are updated when a computer starts up, whereas user settings are updated when a user logs on. In addition, a background refresh occurs every 90 minutes by default, which will update settings while the user is logged on. Once a client updates its Privilege Management for Windows settings through Group Policy, the settings are applied dynamically. Any logged on users do not need to log off for the changes to take effect. Privilege Management Settings will either appear directly under the Computer Configuration and User Configuration nodes, or under the Policies sub-node, if it exists. To create Privilege Management for Windows settings for a GPO:
For information about Workstyles, please see Workstyles. Privilege Management Settings ScopeWhen deploying Privilege Management for Windows settings with Active Directory Group Policy, there are two factors to consider: the management scope of the GPO you selected and the user or group accounts listed on the account filter section of a Privilege Management for Windows Workstyle. When you create a new Privilege Management for Windows Workstyle, you are given the option of applying a filter that will either target Standard users only or Everyone, including administrators. Subsequently, you can further refine a subset of users that the Workstyle will target by adding account filters. These are defined on the Filters tab of a Workstyle where you add groups and users (either domain or local) to the filter. Do not leave the account filters empty or the Workstyle will still apply to everyone. Multiple account filters can be added to a Workstyle, if you need add AND logic to your filtering. For example, if you want to target a user who is a member of GroupA AND GroupB, then add two account filters to an account filter, and select the box All items below must match. You can also use computer filters to apply the Workstyle to specific computers and connecting client devices. These can be used in combination with account filters to provide more specific targeting of user and computer combinations, if required. For more information, please see Filters. GPO Precedence and Inheritance RulesPrivilege Management for Windows settings are associated with an Active Directory GPO and are distributed to all the computers and users under the management scope of the GPO. As a result, Privilege Management for Windows settings are subject to the same Group Policy processing and precedence rules as standard Active Directory GPOs. Order of ProcessingGroup Policy settings are processed in the following order:
At the level of each organizational unit in the Active Directory hierarchy, one, many, or no GPOs can be linked. If several GPOs are linked to an organizational unit, their processing is in the order that is specified by the administrator, on the Linked Group Policy Objects tab for the organizational unit in GPMC. The GPO with the lowest link order is processed last, and therefore has the highest precedence. This order means the local GPO is processed first, and GPOs that are linked to the organizational unit of which the computer or user is a direct member are processed last, which overwrites settings in the earlier GPOs if there are conflicts. Privilege Management for Windows merges settings so settings with a higher precedence will be processed first. Once an application matches a Privilege Management for Windows Workstyle, no further Workstyles will be processed for that application, so it is important to keep this in mind when multiple GPOs are applied. Exceptions to Default Order of ProcessingThe default order for processing settings is subject to the following exceptions:
For information about the above modifications to default behavior, please see Managing inheritance of Group Policy. A computer that is a member of a Workgroup processes only the local GPO. Privilege Management Settings Storage and BackupPrivilege Management for Windows stores its settings within Active Directory’s SYSVOL folder, within the storage area for the relevant GPOs, which are identified by their GUIDs. The settings are stored in an XML file and Active Directory is then used as the distribution mechanism. Privilege Management for Windows settings can be backed up by one of the following methods:
For more information on how to perform an export or import of policies, please see Export. Disconnected UsersDisconnected users are fully supported by Privilege Management for Windows. When receiving its settings from a GPO, Privilege Management for Windows automatically caches all the information required to work offline, so the settings will still be applied if the client is not connected to the corporate network. Of course, any changes made to the policy will not propagate to the disconnected computer until it reconnects to the domain and receives a Group Policy refresh. This behavior is identical to most of the standard Microsoft Group Policy settings. Privilege Management for Windows also supports a completely standalone configuration mode, where the settings are configured by a Local Group Policy for that machine, or deployed in a standalone XML configuration file. These settings contain all of the information required to apply these policies offline. Standalone ManagementAlthough the Privilege Management Policy Editor is implemented as a Group Policy extension, it also supports a standalone mode, which is independent of Group Policy. Standalone mode allows you to deploy the Privilege Management for Windows settings with an XML file. You will need to employ a suitable deployment mechanism to distribute the XML file to your client computers. To run the Privilege Management Policy Editor in standalone mode:
The Privilege Management Policy Editor is now running in standalone mode and is not connected to a Group Policy Object (GPO). On Windows 7 onwards, the Privilege Management for Windows settings will be saved to the following local XML file: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Avecto\Privilege Guard\PrivilegeGuardConfig.xml If you installed Privilege Management for Windows when you installed the Privilege Management Policy Editor, then the client will automatically apply the policies in this XML file. For this reason we strongly recommend you do not install the client if you will use the policy editor in standalone mode, unless you want the settings to be applied to your management computer. This may be case if you are evaluating Privilege Management for Windows. The Privilege Management for Windows settings are edited in the same way as when editing GPO based policies. To distribute the XML file to multiple clients, you will need to export the policies to an XML file and then deploy it to the location specified above. Privilege Management for Windows monitors this directory and will automatically load the XML file. You must name the settings file PrivilegeGuardConfig.xml once it is deployed, otherwise Privilege Management for Windows will not load the settings. If you make changes to the Privilege Management for Windows settings, redeploy the modified XML file and Privilege Management for Windows will automatically reload the settings. PowerShell ManagementThe BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows PowerShell API enables administrators to configure Privilege Management for Windows using PowerShell scripts. This enables integrations with external systems, and provides an alternative to using the BeyondTrust management consoles. Through the PowerShell API, you can create and modify any Privilege Management for Windows configuration within Domain Group Policy, Local Group Policy, or any local configuration. The PowerShell API is available on any computer where the Privilege Management Policy Editor or Privilege Management for Windows is installed. For information on scripting Privilege Management for Windows configurations, please see the BeyondTrustPrivilege Management for Windows PowerShell API document and the accompanying help file PowerShell API.chm. Both of these documents are installed with the Privilege Management Policy Editor, under C:\Program Files\Avecto\Privilege Guard Privilege Management Policy Editors\PowerShell\. Windows PowerShell Execution PolicyThe default PowerShell execution policy is Restricted, which stops any scripts running. To set the execution policy:
For information on how to configure the setting using Group Policy, please see the Microsoft document Set-ExecutionPolicy. Execute PowerShell ConfigurationsPowerShell scripts and commands which use the Get-DefendpointSettings, Set-DefendpointSettings, and Get-DefendpointFileInformation cmdlets must be executed with admin rights on the target computer. If you are elevating scripts and commands with the Privilege Management for Windows Remote PowerShell Management feature, you must ensure an Add Administrator Rights Custom Token has been assigned, and includes the following Groups settings:
When using PowerShell Management to apply changes to Privilege Management for Windows configurations stored in Active Directory Group Policy, you require domain level write access to the Group Policy Object. Configurations created and edited with PowerShell are not backwards compatible with older Privilege Management for Windows versions, so we recommend only configurations targeting version 4.0 Clients are managed through PowerShell scripting. Webserver ManagementDeploy Workstyles using Web ServicesFor instances where Active Directory Group Policy is not suitable, such as for clients outside of the corporate network, Privilege Management for Windows configurations may be hosted on a webserver using HTTP or HTTPS. Privilege Management for Windows can be configured to download configurations on a schedule. Webserver configurations should be implemented as a complement to other configuration deployment methods. Workstyle precedence can be customized so that webserver configurations are evaluated with the correct priority. For more information, please see Workstyle Precedence. For information on how to create an XML configuration for deployment from a webserver, please see the following:
Privilege Management for Windows may be configured to pull an XML configuration from a webserver during the installation of the Client MSI or EXE, or for existing installations, can be configured using the Windows Registry. Webserver Enabled Client InstallationTo install Privilege Management for Windows with webserver configurations enabled, there are several command line arguments which can be used to configure the following settings:
Example: Msiexec.exe /i DefendpointClient_x86.msi /qn /norestart WEBSERVERMODE=1 WSP_URL="http://MyWebServer.Internal/WebConfig.xml" WSP_INTERVAL=90 POLICYPRECEDENCE="WEBSERVER,GPO,LOCAL"DefendpointClient_x86.exe /s /v" WEBSERVERMODE=1 WSP_URL=\"http://MyWebServer.Internal/WebConfig.xml\" WSP_INTERVAL=90 POLICYPRECEDENCE=\"WEBSERVER,GPO,LOCAL\""Enable Webserver Policy Download Using the RegistryAt any time after Privilege Management for Windows is installed, webserver configuration may be set using the Windows registry. The following registry entries are valid: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avecto\Privilege Guard Client\
Configuration PrecedencePrivilege Management for Windows supports a variety of deployment methods, and can accept multiple simultaneous configurations from any combination of the following:
Privilege Management for Windows uses a logical precedence to evaluate each configuration for matching rules. By default, the client will apply the following precedence: ePO Policy > BeyondInsight > Webserver Policy > Group Policy > Local Policy. Configuration precedence settings can be configured either as part of the client installation or with the Windows Registry, once the client is installed. To modify configuration precedence at client installation, use one of the following command lines to install Privilege Management for Windows with a specific configuration precedence: msiexec /i DefendpointClient_x(XX).msi POLICYPRECEDENCE="EPO,WEBSERVER,GPO,LOCAL"DefendpointClient_x(XX).exe /s /v" POLICYPRECEDENCE=\"EPO,WEBSERVER,GPO,LOCAL\""In the command line arguments above, (XX) represents 86 or 64 in relation to the 32-bit or 64-bit installation respectively. To modify configuration using the Registry, run regedit.exe with elevated privileges (ensuring you are using a Privilege Management for Windows token with anti-tamper disabled) and navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avecto\Privilege Guard Client REG_SZ PolicyPrecedence = "EPO,WEBSERVER,GPO,LOCAL" Deployment MethodsCertain types of deployment methods may be enabled or disabled. By default, all deployment types are enabled. To include or exclude a method of deployment from evaluation, edit the entries in the registry value below. If this key does not already exist, the default behavior is to include all methods: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avecto\Privilege Guard Client REG_SZ PolicyEnabled = "EPO,BeyondInsight,WEBSERVER,GPO,LOCAL" In the entry above, EPO,BeyondInsight,WEBSERVER,GPO,LOCAL are the available deployment methods. Registry settings may be deployed using the Advanced Agent Settings feature. For more information, see Advanced Agent Settings. In order to apply a configuration deployment method using Advanced Agent Settings, the setting must be applied to a type of configuration that is already part of the configuration precedence order. For more information, please see Configuration Precedence. Automate the Update of Multiple GPOsThe PGUpdateGPO.exe command line utility allows you to automate the update of Privilege Management for Windows settings in multiple computer or user GPOs (Group Policy Objects). The PGUPdateGPO.exe utility is used as follows: PGUpdateGPO.exe COMPUTER GPODSPath [SourceXMLFile]PGUpdateGPO.exe USER GPODSPath [SourceXMLFile]Where:
The command line below demonstrates using this utility to copy an XML file from the current directory into the computer section of a GPO stored in BeyondTrust.test: PGUpdateGPO.exe COMPUTER "LDAP://BeyondTrust.test/cn={97B1DB2E-D68B-45EA-98FF-D71F9971F44C},cn=policies,cn=system,DC=BeyondTrust,DC=test" PrivilegeGuardConfig.xmlWhere:
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