Passwords must be configured to expire.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Passwords that do not expire or are reused increase the exposure of a password with greater probability of being discovered or cracked.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-224839r857235_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure all enabled user account passwords to expire.
Uncheck "Password never expires" for all enabled user accounts in Active Directory Users and Computers for domain accounts and Users in Computer Management for member servers and standalone or nondomain-joined systems. Document any exceptions with the ISSO.