GEN000700 - User passwords must be changed at least every 60 days.

Information

Limiting the lifespan of authenticators limits the period of time an unauthorized user has access to the system while using compromised credentials and reduces the period of time available for password-guessing attacks to run against a single password.

Solution

Set the max days field to 60 for all user accounts.
# passwd -x 60 <user>

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_5_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-5(1)(d), 800-53|IA-5f., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000180, CCI|CCI-000199, Rule-ID|SV-218237r603259_rule, STIG-ID|GEN000700, STIG-Legacy|SV-64083, STIG-Legacy|V-11976, Vuln-ID|V-218237

Plugin: Unix

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