Password uniqueness does not meet minimum requirements.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1107	4.014	SV-29652r1_rule	IAIA-1 IAIA-2	Medium

Description
A system is more vulnerable to unauthorized access when system users recycle the same password several times without being required to change a password to a unique password on a regularly scheduled basis. This enables users to effectively negate the purpose of mandating periodic password changes.

STIG	Date
Windows 2008 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-03-09

Details

Check Text ( C-3227r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Account Policies -> Password Policy. If the value for “Enforce password history” is less than 24 passwords, then this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-6576r1_fix)
Configure the system to remember a minimum of "24" used passwords.