AlmaLinux OS 9 must disable account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) after 35 days of inactivity.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Inactive identifiers pose a risk to systems and applications because attackers may exploit an inactive identifier and potentially obtain undetected access to the system. Automatically disabling inactive accounts ensures that accounts which may not have been responsibly removed are not available to threat actors who may have compromised their credentials. Owners of inactive accounts will not notice if unauthorized access to their user account has been obtained.
- ID
- SV-269384r1050267_rule
- Version
- ALMA-09-035660
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure AlmaLinux OS 9 to disable account identifiers after 35 days of inactivity after the password expiration.
Run the following command to change the configuration for useradd:
$ useradd -D -f 35
The recommendation is 35 days, but a lower value is acceptable.