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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044
The SUSE operating system must be configured to create or update passwords with a maximum lifetime of 60 days.
The SUSE operating system must be configured to create or update passwords with a maximum lifetime of 60 days.
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The SUSE operating system must be configured to create or update passwords with a maximum lifetime of 60 days.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the SUSE operating system does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the SUSE operating system 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>