4.019 - Outdated or unused accounts must be removed from the system.

Information

Outdated or unused accounts provide penetration points that may go undetected. Inactive accounts must be deleted if no longer necessary or, if still required, disable until needed.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Regularly review accounts to determine if they are still active. Accounts that have not been used in the last 35 days must be removed or disabled.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/Oct2016/U_Windows_Vista_V6R41_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-4e., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000795, Rule-ID|SV-29481r2_rule, STIG-ID|4.019, Vuln-ID|V-1112

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: 4d5f6174daf8a302057e21fb570fece0757f34d9703d4f8a0491bfb7ec581029