STIGUI
V-253273CAT II — Medium severitySV-253273r1268211_rule

Accounts must be configured to require password expiration.

Rule version WN11-00-000090 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-01

Discussion

Passwords that do not expire increase exposure with a greater probability of being discovered or cracked.

Check

Run "Computer Management". Navigate to System Tools >> Local Users and Groups >> Users. Double-click each active account.

If "Password never expires" is selected for any account, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure all passwords to expire. Run "Computer Management". Navigate to System Tools >> Local Users and Groups >> Users. Double-click each active account. Ensure "Password never expires" is not checked on all active accounts.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-253273
Group title
SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044
Rule ID
SV-253273r1268211_rule
Check ID
C-56726r828901_chk
Fix ID
F-56676r828902_fix