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3.057 - Reversible password encryption must be disabled.

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Information

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

Solution

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

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_7_V1R32_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-5(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000196, CSCv6|16.5, CSCv6|16.13, CSCv6|16.14, Rule-ID|SV-25013r2_rule, STIG-ID|3.057, Vuln-ID|V-2372

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 13ce9610847a208efb41e2022b4f301200f6ba0f9999d1d2fd50cc69e6f584f3