The network device must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-55139	SRG-APP-000174-NDM-000261	SV-69385r1_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 network device 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 network device in case of failure. These accounts are not required to have maximum password lifetime restrictions.

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 network device 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 network device in case of failure. These accounts are not required to have maximum password lifetime restrictions.

STIG	Date
Network Device Management Security Requirements Guide	2015-06-26

Details

Check Text ( C-55759r1_chk )
Determine if the network device or its associated authentication server enforces a 60-day maximum password lifetime. This requirement may be verified by demonstration or configuration review. If the network device or its associated authentication server does not enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60003r1_fix)
Configure the network device or its associated authentication server to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime.