Passwords are not stored in Group Policy Preferences.
Topic
Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services domain controllers
Applicable to
all
History
Sep 2024
Passwords are not stored in Group Policy Preferences.
The existing control relating to ‘passwords and cpasswords’ not being stored in Group Policy Preferences was amended to simply refer to ‘passwords’, as this already captures ‘cpasswords’.
Mar 2023
Passwords and cpasswords are not used in Group Policy Preferences.
Five new controls were added covering Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain controllers. [ISM-1827, ISM-1828, ISM-1829, ISM-1830, ISM-1831].