OL 9 user account passwords must have a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-271632 | OL09-00-001100 | SV-271632r1091608_rule | CCI-004066 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked; therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If OL 9 does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that OL 9 passwords could be compromised. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-271632r1091608_chk)
Verify that OL 9 user account passwords have a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction 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-75589r1091607_fix)
Configure noncompliant accounts to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.
passwd -x 60 [user]