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Minimum password age does not meet minimum requirements.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-1105 4.012 SV-28994r1_rule Medium
Description
Permitting passwords to be changed in immediate succession within the same day, allows users to cycle passwords through their history database. This enables users to effectively negate the purpose of mandating periodic password changes.
STIG Date
Windows Vista Security Technical Implementation Guide 2016-06-03

Details

Check Text ( C-3223r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in.
Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view.
Navigate to Account Policies -> Password Policy.

If the value for the “Minimum password age” is less than one day, then this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-6574r1_fix)
Configure the Minimum Password Age so that it is a minimum of "1".