RHEL-10-600100 - RHEL 10 must, for new users or password changes, have a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction for user account passwords in "/etc/login.defs".

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Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked; therefore, passwords must 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 passwords could be compromised.

Setting the password maximum age ensures users are required to periodically change their passwords. Requiring shorter password lifetimes increases the risk of users writing down the password in a convenient location subject to physical compromise.

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Configure RHEL 10 to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime.

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

PASS_MAX_DAYS 60

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Audit Name: DISA Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 STIG v1r1

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 7551eb27ee5eb1f9dddcc0227eed3da31a21f6f8febce35310f23131e514ccd8

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RHEL-10-600100 - RHEL 10 must, for new users or password changes, have a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction for user account passwords in "/etc/login.defs".

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