Details
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.
Solution
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Account Policies -> Password Policy -> ‘Minimum password age’ to at least ‘1’ day.
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
- https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_2012_and_2012_R2_DC_V3R3_STIG.zip
This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Identification and Authentication.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.
References
- 800-53|IA-5(1)(d)
- CAT|II
- CCI|CCI-000198
- Rule-ID|SV-226061r794294_rule
- STIG-ID|WN12-AC-000006
- STIG-Legacy|SV-52852
- STIG-Legacy|V-1105
- Vuln-ID|V-226061