STIGUI
V-256879CAT II — Medium severitySV-256879r1268338_rule

The PASSWORD expiration day(s) value must be set to equal or less than 180 days.

Rule version HMC0120 · STIG v2 · 2026-08-31

Discussion

Expiration Day(s) specifies the maximum number of days that each user's password is valid. When a user logs on to the Hardware Management Console it compares the system password interval value specified in the user profile and it uses the lower of the two values to determine if the user's, password has expired. The improper setting of any of these fields, individually or in combination with another, can compromise the security of the processing environment.

Check

Have the system administrator (SA) display the Password Profile Task window on the Hardware Management Console and validate that the Expiration day(s) is set to equal or less than 180 days.

If the expiration day(s) is set to equal or less than 180 days, this is not a finding.

If the expiration day(s) is greater than 180 days, this is a finding.

Fix

Have the SA go into the Password Profile and set the Expiration day(s) to equal or less than 180 days.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-256879
Group title
SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044
Rule ID
SV-256879r1268338_rule
Check ID
C-60554r1268336_chk
Fix ID
F-60497r1268337_fix