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V-224823

CAT II (Medium)

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

Rule ID

SV-224823r1016376_rule

STIG

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R10

CCIs

CCI-000205

Discussion

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.

Check Content

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.

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.