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The network device must be configured to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Disabling expired, inactive, or otherwise anomalous accounts supports the concepts of least privilege and least functionality which reduce the attack surface of the system.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-264292r984117_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure the network device to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.