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Passwords for new users or password changes must have a 24-hour minimum password lifetime restriction in /etc/login.defs.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-269408ALMA-09-038300SV-269408r1050291_ruleCCI-000198medium
Description
Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enforcement requirement. If users are allowed to immediately and continually change their password, then the password could be repeatedly changed in a short period of time to defeat the organization's policy regarding password reuse.
STIGDate
Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-27

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-10Authenticator Management
0.50
IAC-10.1Password-Based Authentication
0.50
IAC-10.4Automated Support For Password Strength
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (51) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-10Concurrent Session Control
1.00
AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (4) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.5.10
1.00
3.5.7
1.00
3.5.8
1.00
3.5.9
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000198
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-269408r1050291_chk)

Verify AlmaLinux OS 9 enforces 24 hours as the minimum password lifetime for new user accounts with the following command: $ grep PASS_MIN_DAYS /etc/login.defs PASS_MIN_DAYS 1 If the value of "PASS_MIN_DAYS" is less than "1", is not set, or is commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-73340r1049650_fix)

Configure AlmaLinux OS 9 to enforce 24 hours as the minimum password lifetime. Modify the "/etc/login.defs" file to set the "PASS_MIN_DAYS" parameter to 1 or greater: PASS_MIN_DAYS 1