The lockout duration must be configured to require an administrator to unlock an account.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1099	WN08-AC-000001	SV-48028r1_rule		Medium

Description
The account lockout feature, when enabled, prevents brute-force password attacks on the system. This parameter specifies the amount of time that an account will remain locked after the specified number of failed logon attempts. A value of 0 will require an administrator to unlock the account.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 / 8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-12-19

Details

Check Text ( C-44766r2_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 -> Account Lockout Policy. If the "Account lockout duration" is not set to "0", requiring an administrator to unlock the account, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-44766r2_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 -> Account Lockout Policy.

If the "Account lockout duration" is not set to "0", requiring an administrator to unlock the account, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-41166r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Account Policies -> Account Lockout Policy -> "Account lockout duration" to "0" minutes, "Account is locked out until administrator unlocks it".