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WN11-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 must 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_11_V2R11_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Microsoft Windows 11 STIG v2r11
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-253434r1268251_rule, STIG-ID|WN11-SO-000015, Vuln-ID|V-253434
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: 75d438bd8de6c58a0d5ea66c05251c7ff04601e83a339b3e2673dd4d58459603