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CCE-90913-5

Platform: cpe:/o:centos:centos:7,cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7Date: (C)2017-06-29   (M)2023-07-14



The PASS_WARN_AGE parameter in /etc/login.defs allows an administrator to notify users that their password will expire in a defined number of days. It is recommended that the PASS_WARN_AGE parameter be set to 7 or more days. Rationale: Providing an advance warning that a password will be expiring gives users time to think of a secure password. Users caught unaware may choose a simple password or write it down where it may be discovered.


Parameter:

[7 days]


Technical Mechanism:

Set the PASS_WARN_AGE parameter to 7 in /etc/login.defs: PASS_WARN_AGE 7 Modify active user parameters to match: # chage -warndays 7 <user>

CCSS Severity:CCSS Metrics:
CCSS Score : 7.5Attack Vector: NETWORK
Exploit Score: 3.9Attack Complexity: LOW
Impact Score: 3.6Privileges Required: NONE
Severity: HIGHUser Interaction: NONE
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HScope: UNCHANGED
 Confidentiality: NONE
 Integrity: NONE
 Availability: HIGH
  

References:
Resource IdReference
SCAP Repo OVAL Definitionoval:org.secpod.oval:def:30569
SCAP Repo OVAL Definitionoval:org.secpod.oval:def:31292


OVAL    2
oval:org.secpod.oval:def:30569
oval:org.secpod.oval:def:31292
XCCDF    2
xccdf_org.secpod_benchmark_general_CENTOS_7
xccdf_org.secpod_benchmark_general_RHEL_7

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