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WN10-SO-000015 - Local accounts with blank passwords must be restricted to prevent access from the network.
Information
An account without a password can allow unauthorized access to a system as only the username would be required. Password policies should prevent accounts with blank passwords from existing on a system. However, if a local account with a blank password did exist, enabling this setting will prevent network access, limiting the account to local console logon only.Solution
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> Security Options >> 'Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only' to 'Enabled'.See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_10_V3R6_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Microsoft Windows 10 STIG v3r6
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-220910r991589_rule, STIG-ID|WN10-SO-000015, STIG-Legacy|SV-78107, STIG-Legacy|V-63617, Vuln-ID|V-220910
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: 4d5c852abcfb8543abe6c02ace4226445803962bb6b6d26eec577ede91c76ef4