STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The Photon operating system must enforce one day as the minimum password lifetime.

DISA Rule

SV-258820r1015944_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258820

Group Title

SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000041

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

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

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/login.defs

Add or update the following line:

PASS_MIN_DAYS 1

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command to verify one day as the minimum password lifetime:

# grep '^PASS_MIN_DAYS' /etc/login.defs

If "PASS_MIN_DAYS" is not set to 1, is missing or commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258820

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000041

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command to verify one day as the minimum password lifetime:

# grep '^PASS_MIN_DAYS' /etc/login.defs

If "PASS_MIN_DAYS" is not set to 1, is missing or commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5569