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Lockout duration does not meet minimum requirements.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-1099 4.004 SV-25014r1_rule ECLO-1 ECLO-2 Medium
Description
This parameter specifies the amount of time that must pass before a locked-out account is automatically unlocked by the system.
STIG Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-04-02

Details

Check Text ( C-3205r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in.
Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view.
Navigate to Account Policies -> Account Lockout Policy.

If the “Account lockout duration” is not set to "0", requiring and administrator to unlock the account, then this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-6571r1_fix)
Configure the system so that the bad logon lockout duration conforms to DoD requirements.