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  3. 1.008 - Shared user accounts are permitted on the system.
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1.008 - Shared user accounts are permitted on the system.

Information

Shared accounts do not provide individual accountability for system access and resource usage.

Solution

Remove any shared accounts that do not meet the exception requirements listed.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/Oct2016/U_Windows_Vista_V6R41_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA Windows Vista STIG v6r41

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-2, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000764, Rule-ID|SV-29622r1_rule, STIG-ID|1.008, Vuln-ID|V-1072

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 8c3fe502c3115dbe9590e074d6ef0dafb811a1ebcd33d92eb0e7057992483509

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