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XCCDF
SLES 12 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043
SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043
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The SUSE operating system must employ user passwords with a minimum lifetime of 24 hours (one day).
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enforcement requirement. If users are allowed to immediately and continually change their password, the password could be repeatedly changed in a short period of time to defeat the organization's policy regarding password reuse.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>