CCE-9260-1Platform: win7 | Date: (C)2012-05-18 (M)2022-10-10 |
The 'Store passwords using reversible encryption' setting should be configured correctly.
Parameter:
enabled/disabled
Technical Mechanism:
(1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Account Policies\Password Policy\Store passwords using reversible encryption
(2) WMI: Namespace = root\rsop\computer; Class = RSOP_SecuritySettingBoolean; Property = Setting; Where = KeyName = 'ClearTextPassword' And precedence=1
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References: Resource Id | Reference |
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Old v4 CCE ID | CCE-479 |
Microsoft Security Compliance Management Toolkit for Windows 7, Version 1.0: "Windows 7 Security Baseline Settings.xlsm" spreadsheet | Worksheet: Domain Policy Settings; Row: 8 |
Microsoft Security Compliance Management Toolkit for Windows 7, Version 1.0: "Windows 7 Security Baseline.xml" | Setting Index #6: This policy setting determines whether the operating system stores passwords in a way that uses reversible encryption, which provides support for application protocols that require knowledge of the user's password for authentication purposes. |
USGCB Beta 2010-08-31 XCCDF (USGCB-Windows-7-x86_xccdf.xml) | Rule 'store_passwords_using_reversible_encryption' |
USGCB Beta 2010-08-31 OVAL (USGCB-Windows-7-x86_oval.xml) | Definition 'oval:gov.nist.usgcb.windowsseven:def:9' |
SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:gov.nist.usgcb.windowsseven:def:9 |
BITS Shared Assessments SIG v6.0 | BITS Shared Assessments SIG v6.0 |
Jericho Forum | Jericho Forum |
HIPAA/HITECH Act | HIPAA/HITECH Act |
FedRAMP Security Controls(Final Release Jan 2012)--LOW IMPACT LEVEL-- | FedRAMP Security Controls(Final Release Jan 2012)--LOW IMPACT LEVEL-- |
ISO/IEC 27001-2005 | ISO/IEC 27001-2005 |
COBIT 4.1 | COBIT 4.1 |
GAPP (Aug 2009) | GAPP (Aug 2009) |
NERC CIP | NERC CIP |
NIST SP800-53 R3 | NIST SP800-53 R3 AU-9 |
NIST SP800-53 R3 | NIST SP800-53 R3 IA-5 |
PCIDSS v2.0 | PCIDSS v2.0 |
FedRAMP Security Controls(Final Release Jan 2012)--MODERATE IMPACT LEVEL-- | FedRAMP Security Controls(Final Release Jan 2012)--MODERATE IMPACT LEVEL-- |
BITS Shared Assessments AUP v5.0 | BITS Shared Assessments AUP v5.0 |