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Credential Guard Demystified

Windows Defender Credential Guard is a security feature included with Windows 10.

Did you know that Credential Guard prevents attackers from unboarding credentials stored in LSASS?

In fact, they do this by running LSASS in a virtualized container. Furthermore, this virtualized container is not accessible to even users with SYSTEM privileges.

Additionally, the system creates a proxy process called LSAIso. It helps with communicating with the virtualized LSASS process.

If you are looking for a guide to help you enable Credential Guard, you are in the right place.

1. First, head to Computer Configuration in the Group Policy Editor.
2. Then, click on System under Administrative Templates and head to Device Guard.
3. Next, it is time to enable “turn on virtualization-based security”.
4. Now, we have to choose Secure Boot from the drop drown menu in the Select Platform Security Level.
5. Finally, click Apply and OK. We can also opt for a forced Group Policy update.

Interestingly, Windows 10 is the first Windows version that offers credential protection with Credential Guard.

Furthermore, Credential Guard keeps credentials and secrets in a virtual environment and not in the system’s memory (LSA). This stops attackers from accessing them via modern attack tools or methodologies.

Although Credential Guard prevents hackers from stealing our data, it is ineffective if the attacker has already established themselves in our network or compromised the device.

Hence, our experts recommend using this security feature as a part of a well-thought-out security plan.

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Conclusion

To conclude, our Support Techs demonstrated how to enable Credential Guard with ease.