Operating systems must enforce 24 hours/1 day as the minimum password lifetime.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-203631	SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043	SV-203631r982188_rule		Medium

Description

Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enforcement requirement. If users are allowed to immediately and continually change their password, then the password could be repeatedly changed in a short period of time to defeat the organization's policy regarding password reuse.

STIG	Date
General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide	2024-12-04

Details

Check Text (C-3756r557617_chk)

Verify operating system enforces 24 hours/1 day as the minimum password lifetime. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-3756r557618_fix)

Configure operating system to enforce 24 hours/1 day as the minimum password lifetime.