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 systems must enforce a 90-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

DISA Rule

SV-258821r1038967_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258821

Group Title

SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000042

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_MAX_DAYS 90

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command to verify a 90-day maximum password lifetime restriction:

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

If "PASS_MAX_DAYS" is not set to <= 90, is missing or commented out, this is a finding.
If "PASS_MAX_DAYS" is disabled or set to -1, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258821

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000042

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command to verify a 90-day maximum password lifetime restriction:

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

If "PASS_MAX_DAYS" is not set to <= 90, is missing or commented out, this is a finding.
If "PASS_MAX_DAYS" is disabled or set to -1, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5569