Windows Server 2019 manually managed application account passwords must be at least 14 characters in length.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-205661	WN19-00-000050	SV-205661r1051068_rule		Medium

Description

Application/service account passwords must be of sufficient length to prevent being easily cracked. Application/service accounts that are manually managed must have passwords at least 14 characters in length.

STIG	Date
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-23

Details

Check Text (C-5926r951108_chk)

Determine if manually managed application/service accounts exist. If none exist, this is NA.

Verify the organization has a policy to ensure passwords for manually managed application/service accounts are at least 14 characters in length.

If such a policy does not exist or has not been implemented, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-5926r951109_fix)

Establish a policy that requires application/service account passwords that are manually managed to be at least 14 characters in length. Ensure the policy is enforced.