Topic

Setting credentials for built-in Administrator accounts, break glass accounts, local administrator accounts and service accounts

Applicable to

all

History

Sep 2024

Credentials for built-in Administrator accounts, break glass accounts, local administrator accounts and service accounts are a minimum of 30 characters.

The existing control relating to credentials for break glass accounts, local administrator accounts and service accounts being a minimum of 30 characters was expanded to capture the built-in Administrator account in each domain.

Jun 2023

Credentials for break glass accounts, local administrator accounts and service accounts are a minimum of 30 characters.

The existing control related to ensuring that credentials for local administrator accounts and service accounts are a minimum of 30 characters was amended to include break glass accounts.

Sep 2022

Credentials for local administrator accounts and service accounts are a minimum of 30 characters.

A new control was added covering minimum credential lengths (30 characters) for local administrator accounts and service accounts.