Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019 manually managed application account passwords must be at least 14 characters in length
STIG ID: WN19-00-000050 | SRG: SRG-OS-000078-GPOS-00046 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-004066,CCI-000205 | Vulnerability ID: V-205661
Description
Application/service account passwords must be of sufficient length to prevent being easily cracked. Application/service accounts that are manually managed must have passwords at least 14 characters in length.
Check
C-5926r951108_chk
Determine if manually managed application/service accounts exist. If none exist, this is NA.Verify the organization has a policy to ensure passwords for manually managed application/service accounts are at least 14 characters in length.If such a policy does not exist or has not been implemented, this is a finding.
Fix
F-5926r951109_fix
Establish a policy that requires application/service account passwords that are manually managed to be at least 14 characters in length. Ensure the policy is enforced.