Passwords for enabled local Administrator accounts must be changed at least every 60 days.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The longer a password is in use, the greater the opportunity for someone to gain unauthorized knowledge of the password. A local Administrator account is not generally used and its password may not be changed as frequently as necessary. Changing the password for enabled Administrator accounts on a regular basis will limit its exposure. Windows LAPS must be used to change the built-in Administrator account password.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-253476r1016445_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Change the enabled local Administrator account password at least every 60 days.
Windows LAPS must be used to change the built-in Administrator account password. Domain-joined and nondomain-joined systems can configure this to occur more frequently. LAPS will change the password every 30 days by default.
More information is available at:
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/by-popular-demand-windows-laps-available-now/ba-p/3788747