The Photon operating system must be configured so that passwords for new users are restricted to a 24-hour minimum lifetime.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to 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.
- ID
- SV-256504r982188_rule
- Version
- PHTN-30-000027
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Navigate to and open:
/etc/login.defs
Modify the "PASS_MIN_DAYS" line to the following:
PASS_MIN_DAYS 1