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Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting Services (AAA) Security Requirements Guide
SRG-APP-000025-AAA-000080
AAA Services must be configured to automatically disable accounts after a 35-day period of account inactivity.
AAA Services must be configured to automatically disable accounts after a 35-day period of account inactivity.
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AAA Services must be configured to automatically disable accounts after a 35-day period of account inactivity.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Attackers that are able to exploit an inactive account can potentially obtain and maintain undetected access to an application. Owners of inactive accounts will not notice if unauthorized access to their user account has been obtained. Applications need to track periods of user inactivity and disable accounts after 35 days of inactivity. Such a process greatly reduces the risk that accounts will be hijacked, leading to a data compromise. This policy does not apply to either emergency accounts or an infrequently used account (e.g., account of last resort). Infrequently used accounts are local logon administrator accounts used by system administrators when network or normal logon/access is not available. Emergency accounts are administrator accounts created in response to crisis situations.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>