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V-253302CAT II — Medium severitySV-253302r1051043_rule

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

Rule version WN11-AC-000030 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-01

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-253302
Group title
SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043
Rule ID
SV-253302r1051043_rule
Check ID
C-56755r828988_chk
Fix ID
F-56705r828989_fix