Title

Application account passwords must be at least 15 characters in length. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Application/service account passwords must be of sufficient length to prevent being easily cracked. Application/service accounts that are manually managed must have passwords at least 15 characters in length.

Check Content

The site must have a policy to ensure passwords for manually managed application/service accounts are at least 15 characters in length. If such a policy does not exist or has not been implemented, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Establish a site policy that defines the requirements for application/service account length. Create application/service account passwords that are at least 15 characters in length.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-48278r2_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-36661

Group Title: WIN00-000010-01

Expert Comments

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