Users must not be able to change passwords more than once every 24 hours.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-27103	GEN000540	SV-1032r2_rule		Medium

Description
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
VMware ESX 3 Server	2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-28013r1_chk )
Check the system's configuration to determine if user password changes are permitted more than once every 24 hours. If this is permitted, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-24364r1_fix)
Configure the system to not allow users to change their passwords more than once every 24 hours.