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V-220744CAT II — Medium severitySV-220744r1051021_rule

The minimum password age must be configured to at least 1 day.

Rule version WN10-AC-000030 · STIG v3 · 2025-09-24

Discussion

Permitting passwords to be changed in immediate succession within the same day allows users to cycle passwords through their history database. This enables users to effectively negate the purpose of mandating periodic password changes.

Check

Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor. Run "gpedit.msc".

Navigate to Local Computer Policy >> Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Account Policies >> Password Policy.

If the value for the "Minimum password age" is less than "1" day, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Account Policies >> Password Policy >> "Minimum Password Age" to at least "1" day.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-220744
Group title
SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043
Rule ID
SV-220744r1051021_rule
Check ID
C-22459r554717_chk
Fix ID
F-22448r554718_fix