Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-254257 | WN22-00-000200 | SV-254257r958482_rule | Medium |
Description |
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The lack of password protection enables anyone to gain access to the information system, which opens a backdoor opportunity for intruders to compromise the system as well as other resources. Accounts on a system must require passwords. |
STIG | Date |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-06-14 |
Check Text ( C-57742r848585_chk ) |
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Review the password required status for enabled user accounts. Open "PowerShell". Domain Controllers: Enter "Get-Aduser -Filter * -Properties Passwordnotrequired |FT Name, Passwordnotrequired, Enabled". Exclude disabled accounts (e.g., DefaultAccount, Guest) and Trusted Domain Objects (TDOs). If "Passwordnotrequired" is "True" or blank for any enabled user account, this is a finding. Member servers and standalone or nondomain-joined systems: Enter 'Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_Useraccount -Filter "PasswordRequired=False and LocalAccount=True" | FT Name, PasswordRequired, Disabled, LocalAccount'. Exclude disabled accounts (e.g., DefaultAccount, Guest). If any enabled user accounts are returned with a "PasswordRequired" status of "False", this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-57693r848586_fix) |
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Configure all enabled accounts to require passwords. The password required flag can be set by entering the following on a command line: "Net user [username] /passwordreq:yes", substituting [username] with the name of the user account. |