The Photon operating system must disable new accounts immediately upon password expiration.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256511	PHTN-30-000035	SV-256511r887207_rule		Medium

Description
Inactive identifiers pose a risk to systems and applications because attackers may exploit an inactive identifier and potentially obtain undetected access to the system. Owners of inactive accounts will not notice if unauthorized access to their user account has been obtained. Disabling inactive accounts ensures accounts that may not have been responsibly removed are not available to attackers who may have compromised their credentials.

Description

Inactive identifiers pose a risk to systems and applications because attackers may exploit an inactive identifier and potentially obtain undetected access to the system. Owners of inactive accounts will not notice if unauthorized access to their user account has been obtained. Disabling inactive accounts ensures accounts that may not have been responsibly removed are not available to attackers who may have compromised their credentials.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-02-21

Details

Check Text ( C-60186r887205_chk )
At the command line, run the following command: # grep INACTIVE /etc/default/useradd Expected result: INACTIVE=0 If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60129r887206_fix)
Navigate to and open: /etc/default/useradd Remove an existing "INACTIVE" line and add the following line: INACTIVE=0