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XCCDF
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051
Shared user accounts must not be permitted on the system.
Shared user accounts must not be permitted on the system.
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Shared user accounts must not be permitted on the system.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Shared accounts (accounts where two or more people log on with the same user identification) do not provide adequate identification and authentication. There is no way to provide for nonrepudiation or individual accountability for system access and resource usage.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>