RHEL 10 must, for user account passwords, have a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-281170 | RHEL-10-600110 | SV-281170r1184651_rule | CCI-004066 | 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 | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-03-11 | |||
Related Frameworks
6 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
IA-5(1)
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1714 mappings
3.5.10
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · 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 · V1R1 · 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 · V1R1 · 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 · V1R1 · 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 · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-281170r1184651_chk)
Verify RHEL 10 enforces a 60-day maximum time period for existing user account passwords 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-85636r1166461_fix)
Configure RHEL 10 to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction on user account passwords.
Set the 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction with the following command:
$ sudo passwd -x 60 [user]