Title

Terminal Services - Prevent password saving in the Remote Desktop Client (Cat II impact)

Discussion

This check verifies that the system is configured to prevent Users from saving passwords in the Remote Desktop Client.

Check Content

If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\ Value Name: DisablePasswordSaving Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Fix Text

XP - Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Terminal Services-> Client “Do not allow passwords to be saved” to “Enabled”.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-16571r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-14247

Group Title: TS/RDS - Prevent Password Saving

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