Passwords for existing users must have a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction in /etc/shadow.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-269405 | ALMA-09-037970 | SV-269405r1050288_rule | CCI-000199 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, Passwords must be changed periodically. If the operating system does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the operating system passwords could be compromised. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 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 · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1714 mappings
3.5.10
1.00
- DISA · V1R6 · 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 · V1R6 · 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 · V1R6 · 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 · V1R6 · 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-000199
1.00
- DISA · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-269405r1050288_chk)
Check whether the maximum time period for existing passwords is restricted to 60 days with the following command:
$ awk -F: '$5 <= 0 || $5 > 60 {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-73337r1048592_fix)
Configure noncompliant accounts to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction using the following command, substituting in the username:
$ chage -M 60 [user]