RHEL 8 user account passwords must be configured so that existing passwords are restricted to a 60-day maximum lifetime.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-230367 | RHEL-08-020210 | SV-230367r1038967_rule | CCI-000199 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If RHEL 8 does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that RHEL 8 passwords could be compromised. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 | |||
Related Frameworks
6 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
IA-5(1)
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1714 mappings
3.5.10
1.00
- DISA · 2 · 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 · 2 · 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 · 2 · 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 · 2 · 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 · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-230367r1038967_chk)
Check whether the maximum time period for existing passwords is restricted to 60 days 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-33011r567848_fix)
Configure non-compliant accounts to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.
$ sudo chage -M 60 [user]