Manually managed application account passwords must be changed at least annually or when a system administrator with knowledge of the password leaves the organization.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Setting application account passwords to expire may cause applications to stop functioning. However, not changing them on a regular basis exposes them to attack. If managed service accounts are used, this alleviates the need to manually change application account passwords.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-224824r857226_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Change passwords for manually managed application/service accounts at least annually or when an administrator with knowledge of the password leaves the organization.
It is recommended that system-managed service accounts be used whenever possible.