STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Canonical Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The Ubuntu operating system must be configured such that Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) prohibits the use of cached authentications after one day.

DISA Rule

SV-219163r610963_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-219163

Group Title

SRG-OS-000383-GPOS-00166

Rule Version

UBTU-18-010030

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) to prohibit the use of cached authentications after one day. Add or change the following line in "/etc/sssd/sssd.conf" just below the line "[pam]".

offline_credentials_expiration = 1

Note: It is valid for this configuration to be in a file with a name that ends with ".conf" and does not begin with a "." in the /etc/sssd/conf.d/ directory instead of the /etc/sssd/sssd.conf file.

Check Contents

If smart card authentication is not being used on the system this item is Not Applicable.

Verify that Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) prohibits the use of cached authentications after one day.

Check that PAM prohibits the use of cached authentications after one day with the following command:

# sudo grep offline_credentials_expiration /etc/sssd/sssd.conf /etc/sssd/conf.d/*.conf

offline_credentials_expiration = 1

If "offline_credentials_expiration" is not set to a value of "1", in /etc/sssd/sssd.conf or in a file with a name ending in .conf in the /etc/sssd/conf.d/ directory, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-219163

Documentable

False

Rule Version

UBTU-18-010030

Severity Override Guidance

If smart card authentication is not being used on the system this item is Not Applicable.

Verify that Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) prohibits the use of cached authentications after one day.

Check that PAM prohibits the use of cached authentications after one day with the following command:

# sudo grep offline_credentials_expiration /etc/sssd/sssd.conf /etc/sssd/conf.d/*.conf

offline_credentials_expiration = 1

If "offline_credentials_expiration" is not set to a value of "1", in /etc/sssd/sssd.conf or in a file with a name ending in .conf in the /etc/sssd/conf.d/ directory, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4055

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