5.116 - Terminal Services / Remote Desktop Service - Prevent password saving in the Remote Desktop Client

Information

This check verifies that the system is configured to prevent Users from saving passwords in the Remote Desktop Client.

Solution

Vista - Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Terminal Services-> Remote Desktop Connection Client 'Do not allow passwords to be saved' to 'Enabled'.

See Also

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