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3.028 - The built-in Windows password complexity policy must be enabled.
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The use of complex passwords increases their strength against attack. The built-in Windows password complexity policy requires passwords to contain at least 3 of the 4 types of characters (numbers, upper- and lower-case letters, and special characters), as well as preventing the inclusion of user names or parts of.Solution
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Account Policies >> Password Policy >> 'Password must meet complexity requirements' to 'Enabled'.See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_2008_R2_DC_V1R34_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Windows Server 2008 R2 DC STIG v1r34
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-5(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000192, CCI|CCI-000193, CCI|CCI-000194, CCI|CCI-001619, Rule-ID|SV-32298r2_rule, STIG-ID|3.028, Vuln-ID|V-1150
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: 9b7dd67a238484e400c29c4e8049ab1fe7199b9cd4eaef36307eddefb65f09dd