Detections
Analytics
WN16-00-000070 - Manually managed application account passwords must be changed at least annually or when a system administrator with knowledge of the password leaves the organization.
Information
Setting application account passwords to expire may cause applications to stop functioning. However, not changing them on a regular basis exposes them to attack. If managed service accounts are used, this alleviates the need to manually change application account passwords.Solution
Change passwords for manually managed application/service accounts at least annually or when an administrator with knowledge of the password leaves the organization.It is recommended that system-managed service accounts be used whenever possible.
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2016_V2R3_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Windows Server 2016 STIG v2r3
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-5, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-224824r569186_rule, STIG-ID|WN16-00-000070, STIG-Legacy|SV-87883, STIG-Legacy|V-73231, Vuln-ID|V-224824
Plugin: Windows
Control ID: 5516fc70911588c4fc6781d8a1388a4dbcb1a3a1a0ee5763d1ee8ca541fb3bc9