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Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051
Windows Server 2022 accounts must require passwords.
Windows Server 2022 accounts must require passwords.
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Windows Server 2022 accounts must require passwords.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>The lack of password protection enables anyone to gain access to the information system, which opens a backdoor opportunity for intruders to compromise the system as well as other resources. Accounts on a system must require passwords.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>