Windows 8/8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V1 · R23

CurrentPublished Wed Jun 17 2020

The touch keyboard or input panel must not highlight keys as passwords are entered.

Windows 8/8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The touch keyboard or input panel must not highlight keys as passwords are entered.

Description

Discussion Text

The touch keyboard or input panel may highlight keys as passwords are entered, providing visibility to nearby persons, and compromising them.

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Objective

V-56421

Rule

SV-70679r1_rule

Severity

low

Rule Version

WN08-CC-000147

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

If the system does not have a touch screen, this is NA.
If the system has a touch screen and the following registry values do not exist or are not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive:  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry path:  \SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\TabletTip\1.7\

Value Name:  PasswordSecurityState
Type:  REG_DWORD
Value:  1

Value Name:  PasswordSecurity
Type:  REG_DWORD
Value:  4 or 5 
(1, 2, or 3 are a finding)

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

If the system does not have a touch screen, this is NA.
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Tablet PC -> Input Panel -> "Turn off password security in Input Panel" to at least "Enabled: Medium High".

STIG check 363 of 378 in the Windows 8/8.1 STIG checklist

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