STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 9 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 9 passwords must have a 24 hours minimum password lifetime restriction in /etc/shadow.

DISA Rule

SV-258105r1045212_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258105

Group Title

SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043

Rule Version

RHEL-09-611080

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-004066 - For password-based authentication, enforce organization-defined composition and complexity rules.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure noncompliant accounts to enforce a 24 hour minimum password lifetime:

$ sudo passwd -n 1 [user]

Check Contents

Verify that RHEL 9 has configured the minimum time period between password changes for each user account as one day or greater with the following command:

$ sudo awk -F: '$4 < 1 {printf "%s %d\n", $1, $4}' /etc/shadow

If any results are returned that are not associated with a system account, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258105

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-611080

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that RHEL 9 has configured the minimum time period between password changes for each user account as one day or greater with the following command:

$ sudo awk -F: '$4 < 1 {printf "%s %d\n", $1, $4}' /etc/shadow

If any results are returned that are not associated with a system account, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5551