Amazon Linux 2023 must be able to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-274148 | AZLX-23-002425 | SV-274148r1120432_rule | CCI-004066 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If Amazon Linux 2023 does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that Amazon Linux 2023 passwords could be compromised. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-27 | |||
Related Frameworks
6 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
IA-5(1)
1.00
- DISA · V1R3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1714 mappings
3.5.10
1.00
- DISA · V1R3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.7
1.00
- DISA · V1R3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.8
1.00
- DISA · V1R3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.9
1.00
- DISA · V1R3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-004066
1.00
- DISA · V1R3 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-274148r1120432_chk)
Verify Amazon Linux 2023 enforces the maximum time period for existing passwords is restricted to 60 days with the following commands:
$ sudo awk -F: '$5 > 60 {print $1 " " $5}' /etc/shadow
$ sudo awk -F: '$5 <= 0 {print $1 " " $5}' /etc/shadow
If any results are returned that are not associated with a system account, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-78144r1120431_fix)
Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to set noncompliant accounts to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.
$ sudo chage -M 60 [user]