The Palo Alto Networks security platform must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-62741	PANW-NM-000063	SV-77231r1_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 that 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 that 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
Palo Alto Networks NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-06-30

Details

Check Text ( C-63549r2_chk )
Go to Device >> Setup >> Management View the "Minimum Password Complexity" window. If the "Required Password Change Period (days)" field is not "60", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-68661r1_fix)
Go to Device >> Setup >> Management In the "Minimum Password Complexity" window, select the "Edit" icon (the gear symbol in the upper-right corner of the pane). In the "Required Password Change Period (days)" field, enter "60". Check the "Enabled box", then select "OK". Commit changes by selecting "Commit" in the upper-right corner of the screen. Select "OK" when the confirmation dialog appears.