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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-28992r1_rule IAIA-2 IAIA-1 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 XP Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-04-07

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-6574r1_fix)
Configure the Minimum Password Age so that it is a minimum of "1".