IBM Aspera Shares user account passwords must have a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the Aspera system does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change update them, there is a risk 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>
- ID
- SV-252603r817979_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure IBM Aspera Shares user account passwords to have a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction:
- Log in to the IBM Aspera Shares web page as a user with administrative privilege.
- Select the "Admin" tab.
- Scroll down to the "Security" section.
- Select the "User Security" option.