Detections
Analytics
OL08-00-020210 - OL 8 user account passwords must be configured so that existing passwords are restricted to a 60-day maximum lifetime.
Information
Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If OL 8 does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that OL 8 passwords could be compromised.Solution
Configure non-compliant accounts to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.$ sudo chage -M 60 [user]
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_8_V2R8_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Oracle Linux 8 STIG v2r8
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-5(1)(d), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000199, CCI|CCI-004066, Rule-ID|SV-248697r1038967_rule, STIG-ID|OL08-00-020210, Vuln-ID|V-248697
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 41cd7410a9b9a70c8dd45ad3a4c406008071d5ee91455844935107101f867af7