The password uniqueness must meet minimum requirements.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
WN08-AC-000004	WN08-AC-000004	WN08-AC-000004_rule		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 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-11-21

Details

Check Text ( C-WN08-AC-000004_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. (See "Performing Analysis with the Security Configuration and Analysis Snap-in" in the STIG Overview document.) 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 remembered, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-WN08-AC-000004_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Account Policies -> Password Policy -> "Enforce password history" to "24" passwords remembered.