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The HP FlexFabric Switch must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-66217 HFFS-ND-000063 SV-80707r1_rule Medium
Description
Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed at specific intervals. One method of minimizing this risk is to use complex passwords and periodically change them. If the HP FlexFabric Switch does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the passwords could be compromised. This requirement does not include emergency administration accounts which are meant for access to the HP FlexFabric Switch in case of failure. These accounts are not required to have maximum password lifetime restrictions.
STIG Date
HP FlexFabric Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-06-03

Details

Check Text ( C-66863r1_chk )
Determine if the HP FlexFabric Switch enforces a 60-day maximum password lifetime.

[HP] display password-control

Global password control configurations:
Password control: Enabled
Password aging: Enabled (60 days)

If the HP FlexFabric Switch or its associated authentication server does not enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-72293r1_fix)
Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime.

[HP]password-control enable
[HP]password-control aging 60