Description:
Verifies that on-prem password protection is enabled.
Why:
Microsoft recommends enhancing password policies in your organization by performing the same checks for on-premises password changes as you do for cloud-based password changes.
Configured: On-prem password protection is enabled.
Not Configured: On-prem password protection is not enabled.
Scoring: Contributes up to 1 point to the Posture Recommendations score.
Category: Identity
Microsoft Licensing: Requires Premium (P1) licensing
Secure Score Impact: YES — Microsoft publishes the improvement action "Ensure password protection is enabled for on-premises Active Directory".
Remediation in Augmentt: No in-product remediation — remediate in the Microsoft admin portals.
Compliance Frameworks:
CMMC Level 2 — IA.L2-3.5.7
Microsoft documentation: