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WN19-00-000060 - Windows Server 2019 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_2019_V2R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-5, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-205847r569188_rule, STIG-ID|WN19-00-000060, STIG-Legacy|SV-103297, STIG-Legacy|V-93209, Vuln-ID|V-205847

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 2585d0aab7dd057dafdbc014d3e8a5263d42bddaa5098b0e2e048c86df153144