Reversible password encryption will be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-2372	3.057	SV-32314r1_rule	IAIA-1 IAIA-2	Medium

Description
Storing passwords using reversible encryption is essentially the same as storing clear-text versions of the passwords. For this reason, this policy should never be enabled.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-07-03

Details

Check Text ( C-32887r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Account Policies -> Password Policy. If the value for “Store password using reversible encryption” is not disabled, then this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-28816r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Account Policies -> Password Policy -> “Store password using reversible encryption” to "Disabled".