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3.054 - Users are not warned in advance that their passwords will expire.

Information

This setting configures the system to display a warning to users telling them how many days are left before their password expires. By giving the user advanced warning, the user has time to construct a sufficiently strong password.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> 'Interactive Logon- Prompt user to change password before expiration' to '14' days or more.

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-29219r1_rule, STIG-ID|3.054, Vuln-ID|V-1172

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 09d4ace27e10186daab6037accafa71ac395ad5b4b12c3f0255cfbeafe7ebc09