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

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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

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_2008_DC_V6R47_STIG.zip