RHEL 8 must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon logon.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-230381RHEL-08-020340SV-230381r1069295_ruleCCI-000052low
Description
Providing users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthorized account use.
STIGDate
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-05-14

Related Frameworks

2 paths across 2 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AC-9
1.00
  • DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000052
1.00
  • DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-230381r1069295_chk)

Verify users are provided with feedback on when account accesses last occurred with the following command: $ sudo grep pam_lastlog /etc/pam.d/postlogin session required pam_lastlog.so showfailed If "pam_lastlog.so" is missing from "/etc/pam.d/postlogin" file, or the silent option is present, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-33025r567890_fix)

Configure the operating system to provide users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred by setting the required configuration options in "/etc/pam.d/postlogin". Add the following line to the top of "/etc/pam.d/postlogin": session required pam_lastlog.so showfailed