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1.133 APPL-15-003080
Information
The macOS system must disable accounts after 35 days of inactivity.GROUP ID: V-268549
RULE ID: SV-268549r1034798
The macOS must be configured to disable accounts after 35 days of inactivity.
This rule prevents malicious users from employing unused accounts to gain access to the system while avoiding detection.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000118-GPOS-00060, SRG-OS-000590-GPOS-00110
Solution
Configure the macOS system to disable accounts after 35 days of inactivity with the following command:This setting may be enforced using local policy or by a directory service.
To set local policy to disable an inactive user after 35 days, edit the current password policy to contain the following <dict> within the "policyCategoryAuthentication":
[source,xml]
<key>policyContent</key>
<string>policyAttributeLastAuthenticationTime > policyAttributeCurrentTime - (policyAttributeInactiveDays * 24 * 60 * 60)</string>
<key>policyIdentifier</key>
<string>Inactive Account</string>
<key>policyParameters</key>
<dict>
<key>policyAttributeInactiveDays</key>
<integer>35</integer>
</dict>
</dict>
After saving the file and exiting to the command prompt, run the following command to load the new policy file, substituting the path to the file in place of "$pwpolicy_file".
[source,bash]
/usr/bin/pwpolicy setaccountpolicies $pwpolicy_file
See Also
Item Details
Audit Name: CIS Apple macOS 15 Sequoia STIG v1.0.0 CAT II
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-2(3), CCI|CCI-003627, CCI|CCI-003628, Rule-ID|SV-268549r1034798_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-15-003080, Vuln-ID|V-268549
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 2d4532a887b8ba3167440983f056d18c9bdc424e29e7f058a078912c3f1a5670