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Reversible password encryption will be disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-2372 3.057 SV-32314r1_rule IAIA-1 IAIA-2 Medium
Description
Storing passwords using reversible encryption is essentially the same as storing clear-text versions of the passwords. For this reason, this policy should never be enabled.
STIG Date
Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2016-01-22

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-28816r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Account Policies -> Password Policy -> “Store password using reversible encryption” to "Disabled".