Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-1032 | GEN000540 | SV-44859r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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The ability to change passwords frequently facilitates users reusing the same password. This can result in users effectively never changing their passwords. This would be accomplished by users changing their passwords when required and then immediately changing it to the original value. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-42321r1_chk ) |
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Check the minimum time period between password changes for each user account is 1 day. # cat /etc/shadow | cut -d ':' -f 4 | grep -v 1 If any results are returned, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-38292r1_fix) |
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Change the minimum time period between password changes for each user account to 1 day. # passwd -n 1 |