Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-11976 | GEN000700 | SV-38247r1_rule | IAIA-1 IAIA-2 | Medium |
Description |
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Limiting the lifespan of authenticators limits the period of time an unauthorized user has access to the system while using compromised credentials and reduces the period of time available for password guessing attacks to run against a single password. |
STIG | Date |
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HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2012-05-25 |
Check Text ( C-36288r1_chk ) |
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Check the exptm field for each user. # getprpw -r -m exptm OR check for all accounts. # logins -o -x | awk -F: '{print $1" "$11}' If exptm is equal to 0 or greater than 60 for any user, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-31545r1_fix) |
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Set the maximum days field to 60 for all user accounts. # passwd -x Where: N (typically N=56) is <60 but is rounded up to 60. |