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SLES for vRealize must enforce 24 hours/1 day as the minimum password lifetime.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-89577 VRAU-SL-000380 SV-100227r1_rule Medium
Description
Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enforcement requirement. If users are allowed to immediately and continually change their password, then the password could be repeatedly changed in a short period of time to defeat the organization's policy regarding password reuse.
STIG Date
VMware vRealize Automation 7.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-10-12

Details

Check Text ( C-89269r1_chk )
To check that the SLES for vRealize enforces 24 hours/1 day as the minimum password age, run the following command:

# grep PASS_MIN_DAYS /etc/login.defs | grep -v '#'

The DoD requirement is "1".

If "PASS_MIN_DAYS" is not set to the required value, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-96319r1_fix)
To configure the SLES for vRealize to enforce 24 hours/1 day as the minimum password age, edit the file "/etc/login.defs" with the following command:

# sed -i "/^[^#]*PASS_MIN_DAYS/ c\PASS_MIN_DAYS 1" /etc/login.defs