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WN16-00-000060 - Manually managed application account passwords must be at least 14 characters in length.
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Application/service account passwords must be of sufficient length to prevent being easily cracked. Application/service accounts that are manually managed must have passwords at least 14 characters in length.NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.
Solution
Establish a policy that requires application/service account passwords that are manually managed to be at least 14 characters in length. Ensure the policy is enforced.See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2016_V2R9_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Windows Server 2016 STIG v2r9
References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000205, Rule-ID|SV-224823r1016376_rule, STIG-ID|WN16-00-000060, STIG-Legacy|SV-87881, STIG-Legacy|V-73229, Vuln-ID|V-224823
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: 706ff3fd315f0b6482ca34991c6ebf5176323673d2d79ac581b191432dc34477