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The Photon operating systems must enforce a 90-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-258821PHTN-40-000042SV-258821r1038967_ruleCCI-004066medium
Description
Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the operating system does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the operating system passwords could be compromised.
STIGDate
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-06-02

Related Frameworks

2 mappings 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 (63) 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-10Concurrent Session Control
1.00
AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
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

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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
CCI2 mappings
CCI-000199
1.00
CCI-004066
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-258821r1038967_chk)

At the command line, run the following command to verify a 90-day maximum password lifetime restriction: # grep '^PASS_MAX_DAYS' /etc/login.defs If "PASS_MAX_DAYS" is not set to <= 90, is missing or commented out, this is a finding. If "PASS_MAX_DAYS" is disabled or set to -1, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62470r933523_fix)

Navigate to and open: /etc/login.defs Add or update the following line: PASS_MAX_DAYS 90