Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Manually managed application account passwords must be at least 14 characters in length

STIG ID: WN16-00-000060 | SRG: SRG-OS-000078-GPOS-00046 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-000205 | Vulnerability ID: V-224823

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

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

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.