SLEM 5 must employ user passwords with a maximum lifetime of 60 days.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-261389 | SLEM-05-611070 | SV-261389r1038967_rule | CCI-000199 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If SLEM 5 does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that SLEM 5 passwords could be compromised. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-261389r1038967_chk)
Verify that SLEM 5 enforces a maximum user password age of 60 days or less with the following command:
> sudo awk -F: '$5 > 60 || $5 == "" {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-65026r996033_fix)
Configure SLEM 5 to enforce a maximum password age of each <username> account to 60 days. The command in the check text will give a list of users that need to be updated to be in compliance:
> sudo passwd -x 60 <username>