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Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Passwords must, at a minimum, be 14 characters.

    <VulnDiscussion>Information systems not protected with strong password schemes (including passwords of minimum length) provide the opportunit...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The built-in Microsoft password complexity filter must be enabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The use of complex passwords increases their strength against guessing and brute-force attacks. This setting configures the s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Reversible password encryption must be disabled.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Storing passwords using reversible encryption is essentially the same as storing clear-text versions of the passwords. For th...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The system must be configured to audit Account Logon - Credential Validation failures.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The system must be configured to audit Account Logon - Credential Validation successes.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Maintaining an audit trail of system activity logs can help identify configuration errors, troubleshoot service disruptions, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000337-GPOS-00129

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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