RHEL 8 user account passwords must be configured so that existing passwords are restricted to a 60-day maximum lifetime.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-230367r627750_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure non-compliant accounts to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.
$ sudo chage -M 60 [user]