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Microsoft Windows 11 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Windows 11 must be configured to require a minimum pin length of six characters or greater.
Windows 11 must be configured to require a minimum pin length of six characters or greater.
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Windows 11 must be configured to require a minimum pin length of six characters or greater.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Windows allows the use of PINs as well as biometrics for authentication without sending a password to a network or website where it could be compromised. Longer minimum PIN lengths increase the available combinations an attacker would have to attempt. Shorter minimum length significantly reduces the strength.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>