Remote Desktop Services: Must always prompt a client for passwords upon connection

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This setting controls the ability of users to supply passwords automatically as part of their remote desktop connection. Disabling this setting would allow anyone to use the stored credentials in a connection item to connect to the terminal server. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

Remediation

To fix configure the policy value for
Computer Configuration
|_ Administrative Templates
|_ Windows Components
|_ Remote Desktop Services
|_ Remote Desktop Session Host
|_ Security
|_ Always prompt for password upon connection to "Enabled".

STIG: Server:
2022: https://stigviewer.com/stigs/microsoft_windows_server_2022/2022-08-25/finding/V-254367
2019: https://stigviewer.com/stigs/microsoft_windows_server_2019/2022-03-01/finding/V-205809

Desktop:
W11: https://stigviewer.com/stig/microsoft_windows_11/2022-06-24/finding/V-253404
W10: https://stigviewer.com/stig/microsoft_windows_10/2022-04-08/finding/V-220850

NIST 800-53: CM-6(a),IA-11
SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00157, SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156
MITRE Att&ck: T1021.001, T1563.002