RHEL-08-020200 - RHEL 8 user account passwords must have a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

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Information

Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If RHEL 8 does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that RHEL 8 passwords could be compromised.

Solution

Configure RHEL 8 to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime.

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

PASS_MAX_DAYS 60

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_8_V1R6_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000199, Rule-ID|SV-230366r646878_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-08-020200, Vuln-ID|V-230366

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 4015ca68adac61b022f92728aa549140d971adc5942f352d20f93b149d6d6985