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3.057 - Reversible password encryption is not disabled.
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Storing passwords using reversible encryption is essentially the same as storing clear-text versions of the passwords. For this reason, this policy should never be enabled.Solution
Configure the system to prevent passwords from being saved using reverse encryption.See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_2008_MS_V6R46_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Windows Server 2008 MS STIG v6r46
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-5(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000196, CSCv6|16.5, CSCv6|16.13, CSCv6|16.14, Rule-ID|SV-29689r1_rule, STIG-ID|3.057, Vuln-ID|V-2372
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: fb9eaf5417e89688b584c184b03d6e933592f2592e51bc86e452cf14d9fc9f7e