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The VMM must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-207379 SRG-OS-000076-VMM-000430 SV-207379r378760_rule Medium
Description
Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the VMM does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the VMM passwords could be compromised.
STIG Date
Virtual Machine Manager Security Requirements Guide 2023-09-12

Details

Check Text ( C-7636r365547_chk )
Verify the VMM enforces a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

If it does not, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-7636r365548_fix)
Configure the VMM to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.