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WN25-AC-000040 - Windows Server 2025 password history must be configured to 24 passwords remembered.
Information
A system is more vulnerable to unauthorized access when system users recycle the same password several times without being required to change to a unique password on a regularly scheduled basis. This enables users to effectively negate the purpose of mandating periodic password changes. The default value is '24' for Windows domain systems. DoW has decided this is the appropriate value for all Windows systems.Solution
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Account Policies >> Password Policy. Set 'Enforce password history' to '24' passwords remembered.See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2025_V1R3_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Microsoft Windows Server 2025 STIG v1r3
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-5(1)(b), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-004061, Rule-ID|SV-278036r1256715_rule, STIG-ID|WN25-AC-000040, Vuln-ID|V-278036
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: 4cbd23fc9cc66053de7c13de8b1a59213d257e53a23a5cf1065dbfa785ad39d0