STIGQter: STIG Summary: Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 22 Jan 2021:

Users must not be able to change passwords more than once every 24 hours.

DISA Rule

SV-226455r603265_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-226455

Group Title

SRG-OS-000075

Rule Version

GEN000540

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000198 - The information system enforces minimum password lifetime restrictions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Edit the /etc/default/passwd file and set the variable "MINWEEKS" to 1 or greater.
Set the per-user minimum password change times by using the following command on each user account.
# passwd -n <number of days> <accountname>

Check Contents

Check the minimum time period between password changes for each user account is 1 day or greater.
# awk -F: '$4 < 1 {print $1}' /etc/shadow
If any results are returned that are not associated with a system account, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-226455

Documentable

False

Rule Version

GEN000540

Severity Override Guidance

Check the minimum time period between password changes for each user account is 1 day or greater.
# awk -F: '$4 < 1 {print $1}' /etc/shadow
If any results are returned that are not associated with a system account, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4060

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