DOD information system access does not require the use of a password.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-7002	4.017	SV-29546r1_rule	IAIA-1 IAIA-2	High

Description
The lack of password protection enables anyone to gain access to the information system, which opens a backdoor opportunity for intruders to compromise the system as well as other resources within the same administrative domain.

STIG	Date
Windows XP Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-4481r1_chk )
Using the DUMPSEC utility: Select “Dump Users as Table” from the “Report” menu. Select the available fields in the following sequence, and click on the “Add” button for each entry: UserName SID PswdRequired PswdExpires LastLogonTime AcctDisabled Groups If any accounts listed in the user report have a “No” in the “PswdRequired” column, then this is a finding. Note: Some built-in or application-generated accounts (e.g., Guest, IWAM_, IUSR, etc.) will not have this flag set, even though there are passwords present. It can be set by entering the following on a command line: “Net user /passwordreq:yes”. Severity Override: For a DISABLED account(s) with a blank or null password, classify/downgrade this finding to a Category 2 finding.

Check Text ( C-4481r1_chk )

Using the DUMPSEC utility:

Select “Dump Users as Table” from the “Report” menu.
Select the available fields in the following sequence, and click on the “Add” button for each entry:
UserName
SID
PswdRequired
PswdExpires
LastLogonTime
AcctDisabled
Groups

If any accounts listed in the user report have a “No” in the “PswdRequired” column, then this is a finding.

Note: Some built-in or application-generated accounts (e.g., Guest, IWAM_, IUSR, etc.) will not have this flag set, even though there are passwords present. It can be set by entering the following on a command line: “Net user /passwordreq:yes”.

Severity Override: For a DISABLED account(s) with a blank or null password, classify/downgrade this finding to a Category 2 finding.

Fix Text (F-6581r1_fix)
Configure all DoD information systems to require passwords to gain access. The password required flag can be set by entering the following on a command line: “Net user /passwordreq:yes”.