SLEM 5 must be configured to create or update passwords with a maximum lifetime of 60 days.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-261395 | SLEM-05-611100 | SV-261395r1038967_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-261395r1038967_chk)
Verify that SLEM 5 is configured to create or update passwords with a maximum password age of 60 days or less with the following command:
> grep '^PASS_MAX_DAYS' /etc/login.defs
If "PASS_MAX_DAYS" is not set to a value of "60" or less, but greater than "0", the line is commented out, or no line is returned, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-65032r996606_fix)
Configure SLEM 5 to enforce a maximum password age of 60 days or less.
Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/login.defs" file:
PASS_MAX_DAYS <days>
The DOD requirement is 60 days or less (but greater than zero, as zero days will lock the account immediately).