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AIX Operating systems must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-215223AIX7-00-001126SV-215223r1038967_ruleCCI-004066medium
Description
Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to 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.
STIGDate
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-06

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 (61) 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

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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
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3.5.7
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3.5.8
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3.5.9
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CCI1 mapping
CCI-004066
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-215223r1038967_chk)

From the command prompt, run the following command to check the system default "maxage" attribute value: # lssec -f /etc/security/user -s default -a maxage default maxage=8 If the default "maxage" value is not set, or its value is great than "8", or its value is set to "0", this is a finding. From the command prompt, run the following command to check "maxage" attribute value for all accounts: # lsuser -a maxage ALL root maxage=8 user1 maxage=8 user2 maxage=8 If any user does not have "maxage" set, or its "maxage" value is greater than "8", or its value is set to "0", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16419r294121_fix)

From the command prompt, run the following command to set "maxage=8" (56 days) for the default stanza in "/etc/security/user": # chsec -f /etc/security/user -s default -a maxage=8 For each user who has "maxage" value great than "8", set its "maxage" to "8" by running the following command from command prompt: # chsec -f /etc/security/user -s [user_name] -a maxage=8