The maximum password age must meet DoD requirements.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
WN08-AC-000005	WN08-AC-000005	WN08-AC-000005_rule		Medium

Description
The longer a password is in use, the greater the opportunity for someone to gain unauthorized knowledge of the passwords. Scheduled changing of passwords hinders the ability of unauthorized system users to crack passwords and gain access to a system.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-11-21

Details

Check Text ( C-WN08-AC-000005_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 the "Maximum password age" is greater than 60 days, this is a finding. If the value is set to 0 (never expires), this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-WN08-AC-000005_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 the "Maximum password age" is greater than 60 days, this is a finding. If the value is set to 0 (never expires), this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-WN08-AC-000005_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Account Policies -> Password Policy -> "Maximum Password Age" to "60" days or less (excluding "0" which is unacceptable).