The VMM must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-207379	SRG-OS-000076-VMM-000430	SV-207379r1038967_rule		Medium

Description

Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the VMM does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the VMM passwords could be compromised.

STIG	Date
Virtual Machine Manager Security Requirements Guide	2024-12-06

Details

Check Text (C-7636r365547_chk)

Verify the VMM enforces a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-7636r365548_fix)

Configure the VMM to enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.