The operating system must disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-263650	SRG-OS-000590-GPOS-00110	SV-263650r982553_rule		Medium

Description

Disabling expired, inactive, or otherwise anomalous accounts supports the concepts of least privilege and least functionality which reduce the attack surface of the system.

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

Details

Check Text (C-67563r982552_chk)

Verify the operating system is configured to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.

If the operating system is not configured to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-67471r982219_fix)

Configure the operating system to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.