Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R10

CurrentPublished Wed Jan 15 2025

Manually managed application account passwords must be at least 14 characters in length.

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Manually managed application account passwords must be at least 14 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 14 characters in length.

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Objective

V-224823

Rule

SV-224823r1016376_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

WN16-00-000060

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Determine if manually managed application/service accounts exist. If none exist, this is NA.

Verify the organization has a policy to ensure passwords for manually managed application/service accounts are at least 14 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 policy that requires application/service account passwords that are manually managed to be at least 14 characters in length. Ensure the policy is enforced.

STIG check 5 of 273 in the Microsoft Windows Server 2016 STIG checklist

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