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RHEL-08-020210 - RHEL 8 user account passwords must be configured so that existing passwords are restricted to a 60-day maximum lifetime.

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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 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_RHEL_8_V1R6_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000199, Rule-ID|SV-230367r627750_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-08-020210, Vuln-ID|V-230367

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: ae721a038050e2e0fc8a55aed00adbf8565afc599dd8d77b841526d1783e1af0