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SLEM 5 must be configured to create or update passwords with a maximum lifetime of 60 days.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-261395SLEM-05-611100SV-261395r1038967_ruleCCI-000199medium
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.
STIGDate
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-05-08

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-10Authenticator Management
0.50
IAC-10.1Password-Based Authentication
0.50
IAC-10.4Automated Support For Password Strength
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (42) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AC-4Information Flow Enforcement
1.00
AC-6(10)Prohibit Non-privileged Users from Executing Privileged Functions
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (4) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.5.10
1.00
3.5.7
1.00
3.5.8
1.00
3.5.9
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000199
1.00

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).