Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide

The Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide (V1 R34) has 328 STIG checks. New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist?, CKL vs CKLB, and STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

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Severity

Version

V1 · R34

CurrentPublished Wed Jun 17 2020

Reversible password encryption will be disabled.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Reversible password encryption will be disabled.

Description

Discussion Text

Storing passwords using reversible encryption is essentially the same as storing clear-text versions of the passwords. For this reason, this policy should never be enabled.

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Objective

V-2372

Rule

SV-32314r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

3.057

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in.
Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Account Policies -> Password Policy. 

If the value for "Store password using reversible encryption" is not disabled, then this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Account Policies -> Password Policy -> "Store password using reversible encryption" to "Disabled".

STIG check 149 of 328 in the Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller STIG checklist

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