The Central Log Server must be configured to prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-206468	SRG-APP-000165-AU-002580	SV-206468r397504_rule		Low

Description
Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. To meet password policy requirements, passwords need to be changed at specific policy-based intervals. If the information system or application allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the end result is a password that is not changed as per policy requirements.

Description

Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. To meet password policy requirements, passwords need to be changed at specific policy-based intervals. If the information system or application allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the end result is a password that is not changed as per policy requirements.

STIG	Date
Central Log Server Security Requirements Guide	2021-06-24

Details

Check Text ( C-6728r285648_chk )
Examine the configuration. Verify the Central Log Server is configured to prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations. If the Central Log Server is not configured to prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-6728r285649_fix)
Configure the Central Log Server to prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.