TOSS 5 user account passwords must have a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-282466 | TOSS-05-000292 | SV-282466r1200378_rule | CCI-004066 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked; therefore, passwords must be changed periodically. If TOSS 5 does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that TOSS 5 passwords could be compromised. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-04-01 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-282466r1200378_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-86932r1200377_fix)
Configure noncompliant accounts to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.
passwd -x 60 [user]