Applications must enforce password maximum lifetime restrictions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-35472	SRG-APP-000174-MAPP-NA	SV-46759r1_rule		Medium

Description
Password maximum lifetime is defined as: the maximum period of time, (typically in days) a user's password may be in effect before the user is forced to change it. Passwords need to be changed at specific policy based intervals as per policy. Any password no matter how complex can eventually be cracked. One method of minimizing this risk is to use complex passwords and periodically change them. If the application does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords there is the risk that the system and/or application passwords could be compromised. Rationale for non-applicability: This SRG does not impose any requirements for local authentication to mobile applications. Authentication to the mobile device is an acceptable proxy for authentication to the application on a single-user device. If the mobile application connects to a remote enterprise application, the remote application will enforce its authentication requirements.

Description

Password maximum lifetime is defined as: the maximum period of time, (typically in days) a user's password may be in effect before the user is forced to change it. Passwords need to be changed at specific policy based intervals as per policy. Any password no matter how complex can eventually be cracked. One method of minimizing this risk is to use complex passwords and periodically change them. If the application does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords there is the risk that the system and/or application passwords could be compromised. Rationale for non-applicability: This SRG does not impose any requirements for local authentication to mobile applications. Authentication to the mobile device is an acceptable proxy for authentication to the application on a single-user device. If the mobile application connects to a remote enterprise application, the remote application will enforce its authentication requirements.

STIG	Date
Mobile Application Security Requirements Guide	2013-01-04

Details

Check Text ( C-43823r1_chk )
This requirement is NA for the MAPP SRG.

Fix Text (F-40012r1_fix)
The requirement is NA. No fix is required.