Windows Server 2016 reversible password encryption must be disabled.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Storing passwords using reversible encryption is essentially the same as storing clear-text versions of the passwords, which are easily compromised. For this reason, this policy must never be enabled.
- ID
- SV-224874r982199_rule
- Version
- WN16-AC-000090
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Account Policies >> Password Policy >> "Store passwords using reversible encryption" to "Disabled".