Monterey - Restrict Maximum Password Lifetime to 60 Days

Information

The macOS _MUST_ be configured to enforce a maximum password lifetime limit of at least 60 days.

This rule ensures that users are forced to change their passwords frequently enough to prevent malicious users from gaining and maintaining access to the system.

NOTE: The guidance for password based authentication in NIST 800-53 (Rev 5) and NIST 800-63B state that complexity rules should be organizationally defined. The values defined are based off of common complexity values. But your organization may define its own password complexity rules.

Solution

This is implemented by a Configuration Profile.

mobileconfig profile info:

com.apple.mobiledevice.passwordpolicy:
maxPINAgeInDays:
60

See Also

https://github.com/usnistgov/macos_security

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-5, 800-53|IA-5(1), 800-53|IA-5(1)(d), CCE|CCE-91027-3, CCI|CCI-000199

Plugin: Unix

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