AZLX-23-001305 - Amazon Linux 2023 must prohibit the use of cached authenticators after one day.

Information

If cached authentication information is out-of-date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable.

Solution

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 SSSD service to prohibit the use of cached authentications after one day.

Add or change the following line in "/etc/sssd/sssd.conf" just below the line [pam]:

offline_credentials_expiration = 1

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Amazon_Linux_2023_V1R2_STIG.zip