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Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044
OL 8 user account passwords must be configured so that existing passwords are restricted to a 60-day maximum lifetime.
OL 8 user account passwords must be configured so that existing passwords are restricted to a 60-day maximum lifetime.
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OL 8 user account passwords must be configured so that existing passwords are restricted to a 60-day maximum lifetime.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If OL 8 does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that OL 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>