LAPS

Overview

The Devicie LAPS Baseline (Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)) provides configuration to ensure local administrator accounts are secured, with best practice recommendations.

Intune Description:

LAPS best practices.

Scope:

This baseline should be applied to Windows devices.

Policy Impact Areas:

When deployed, this policy will impact:

  • Enforcing LAPS

Deployment Notes

  1. Pre-Deployment Considerations:

    • LAPS must be enabled/prepared manually to the tenant. Refer to Devicie Tenant Preparation article for further information.

  2. Post-Deployment Validation:

    • Verify LAPS configuration, with password length (15 character) requirements

Known Issues and Resolutions

  • Issue 1: Enabling LAPS on the tenant prior to configuration deployment

    • Resolution: Follow Devicie knowledgebase article on guidance to ensure tenant is correctly prepared.

Configuration Settings

Name

Value

Backup Directory

Backup the password to Azure AD only

  Password Age Days

30

Password Complexity

Large letters + small letters + numbers + special characters (improved readability)

Password Length

15

Post Authentication Actions

Reset the password and logoff the managed account: upon expiry of the grace period, the managed account password will be reset and any interactive logon sessions using the managed account will terminated.

Post Authentication Reset Delay

4

 

Devicie Template Name

LAPS

Default Intune Deployed Name

DEVICIE-PROD-LAPS

Version

1.0

Template Last Updated

Nov 18, 2024

Document Status:

DRAFT

Document Last Updated:

Apr 10, 2025