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Passwords that do not expire or are reused increase the exposure of a password with greater probability of being discovered or cracked.
Configure all enabled user account passwords to expire.
Uncheck "Password never expires" for all enabled user accounts in Active Directory Users and Computers for domain accounts and Users in Computer Management for member servers and standalone or nondomain-joined systems. Document any exceptions with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO).
STIG: Server:
2022: https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/microsoft_windows_server_2022/2023-09-11/finding/V-254258
2019: https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/microsoft_windows_server_2019/2023-09-11/finding/V-205658 / https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/windows_server_2019/2020-06-15/finding/V-93475
2016: https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/microsoft_windows_server_2016/2023-08-22/finding/V-224839 / https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/windows_server_2016/2020-06-16/finding/V-73263
Desktop:
W11: https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/microsoft_windows_11/2023-09-29/finding/V-253273
W10: https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/microsoft_windows_10/2023-09-29/finding/V-220716 / https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/windows_10/2021-08-18/finding/V-220716
NIST 800-53: AC-2(3)
NIST 800-171: 3.5.10 3.5.11 3.5.12 3.5.13
CMMC v2: AC.2.0.11/12/13/14
CSCv7: 16.10