Title

Reversible password encryption is not disabled. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Storing passwords using reversible encryption is essentially the same as storing clear-text versions of the passwords. For this reason, this policy should never be enabled.

Check Content

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 “Store password using reversible encryption for all users in the domain” is not disabled, then this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the system to prevent passwords from being saved using reverse encryption.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-29688r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-2372

Group Title: Reversible Password Encryption

Expert Comments

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