The network element must support organizational requirements to disable the user identifiers after an organization-defined time period of inactivity.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-27332	SRG-NET-000287	SV-34637r1_rule		Medium

Description
Inactive user accounts pose a risk to systems and applications. Owners of inactive accounts will not notice if unauthorized access to their user account has been obtained. Attackers that are able to exploit an inactive account can potentially obtain and maintain undetected access to the operating system. Operating systems need to track periods of user inactivity and disable accounts after an organization-defined period of inactivity. Such a process greatly reduces the risk that accounts will be misused, hijacked, or data compromised.

Description

Inactive user accounts pose a risk to systems and applications. Owners of inactive accounts will not notice if unauthorized access to their user account has been obtained. Attackers that are able to exploit an inactive account can potentially obtain and maintain undetected access to the operating system. Operating systems need to track periods of user inactivity and disable accounts after an organization-defined period of inactivity. Such a process greatly reduces the risk that accounts will be misused, hijacked, or data compromised.

STIG	Date
Network Security Requirements Guide	2011-12-28

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