The operating system must manage information system identifiers for users and devices by disabling the user identifier after an organization-defined time period of inactivity.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-28831	SRG-OS-000118	SV-36821r1_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 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 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
Operating System Security Requirements Guide	2013-03-28

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