The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must disable account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) if the password expires.

From Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000795

SV-86565r2_rule The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must disable account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) if the password expires.

Vulnerability discussion

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.Operating systems need to track periods of inactivity and disable application identifiers after zero days of inactivity.

Check content

If passwords are not being used for authentication, this is Not Applicable. Verify the operating system disables account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) after the password expires with the following command: # grep -i inactive /etc/default/useradd INACTIVE=0 If the value is not set to "0", is commented out, or is not defined, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the operating system to disable account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) after the password expires. Add the following line to "/etc/default/useradd" (or modify the line to have the required value): INACTIVE=0

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