Windows 8/8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide

The Windows 8/8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide (V1 R23) has 378 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 · R23

CurrentPublished Wed Jun 17 2020

Application account passwords must be at least 15 characters in length.

Windows 8/8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Application account passwords must be at least 15 characters in length.

Description

Discussion Text

Application/service account passwords must be of sufficient length to prevent being easily cracked. Application/service accounts that are manually managed must have passwords at least 15 characters in length.

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Objective

V-36661

Rule

SV-48278r2_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

WN08-00-000010-01

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

The site must have a policy to ensure passwords for manually managed application/service accounts are at least 15 characters in length.  If such a policy does not exist or has not been implemented, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Establish a site policy that defines the requirements for application/service account length.  Create application/service account passwords that are at least 15 characters in length.

STIG check 247 of 378 in the Windows 8/8.1 STIG checklist

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