STIGQter: STIG Summary: Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

Amazon Linux 2023 must automatically remove or disable temporary user accounts after 72 hours.

DISA Rule

SV-274146r1120426_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-274146

Group Title

SRG-OS-000002-GPOS-00002

Rule Version

AZLX-23-002415

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000016 - Automatically remove or disable temporary and emergency accounts after an organization-defined time-period for each type of account.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 temporary accounts to have an expiration date of 72 hours.

If a temporary account must be created configure the system to terminate the account after a 72 hour time period with the following command to set an expiration date on it. Substitute "system_account_name" with the account to be created.

$ sudo chage -E $(date -d +3days +%Y-%m-%d) system_account_name

Check Contents

Verify Amazon Linux 2023 temporary accounts have been provisioned with an expiration date of 72 hours.

For every existing temporary account, run the following command to obtain its account expiration information.

$ sudo chage -l system_account_name

Verify each of these accounts has an expiration date set within 72 hours.

If any temporary accounts have no expiration date set or do not expire within 72 hours, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-274146

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AZLX-23-002415

Severity Override Guidance

Verify Amazon Linux 2023 temporary accounts have been provisioned with an expiration date of 72 hours.

For every existing temporary account, run the following command to obtain its account expiration information.

$ sudo chage -l system_account_name

Verify each of these accounts has an expiration date set within 72 hours.

If any temporary accounts have no expiration date set or do not expire within 72 hours, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5700