Nutanix AOS must be configured to disable user accounts after the password expires.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-254207	NUTX-OS-001220	SV-254207r846709_rule		Low

Description
Inactive identifiers pose a risk to systems and applications because attackers may exploit an inactive identifier and potentially obtain undetected access to the system. Owners of inactive accounts will not notice if unauthorized access to their user account has been obtained. Operating systems need to track periods of inactivity and disable application identifiers after zero days of inactivity.

STIG	Date
Nutanix AOS 5.20.x OS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-08-24

Details

Check Text ( C-57692r846707_chk )
Confirm Nutanix AOS is configured to disable user accounts after the password expires. $ sudo grep -i inactive /etc/default/useradd INACTIVE=0 If the value is not set to "0", is commented out, or is not defined, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-57643r846708_fix)
Configure the system to disable inactive user accounts after the password expires by running the following command. $ sudo salt-call state.sls security/CVM/pamCVM