Microsoft Windows Server 2025
Windows Server 2025 manually managed application account passwords must be at least 15 characters in length
STIG ID: WN25-00-000050 | SRG: SRG-OS-000078-GPOS-00046 | Severity: Medium | CCI: CCI-004066 | Vulnerability ID: V-277989
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 15 characters in length.
Check
C-82519r1181773_chk
Determine if manually managed application/service accounts exist. If none exist, this is not applicable.
Verify the organization has a policy to ensure passwords for manually managed application/service accounts are at least 15 characters in length.
If such a policy does not exist or has not been implemented, this is a finding.
Fix
F-82424r1180672_fix
Establish a policy that requires application/service account passwords that are manually managed to be at least 15 characters in length. Ensure the policy is enforced.