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5.4.3.7 Ensure the operating system enforces a 60-day maximum password lifetime for new user accounts

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User account passwords must have a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the operating system does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the operating system's passwords could be compromised.

Solution

Configure the operating system to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime.

Add, or modify the following line in the "/etc/login.defs" file:

PASS_MAX_DAYS 60

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/19886

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-5, 800-53|IA-5(1), CAT|II, CSCv7|4.4, Rule-ID|SV-230366r646878_rule, Vuln-ID|V-230366

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 17c3119474dbc5fb7ef7c150850696660217507205d3602a67aa336d68926be1