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V-223506CAT II — Medium severitySV-223506r1269029_rule

ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to require a 180-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

Rule version ACF2-ES-000890 · STIG v9 · 2026-09-01

Discussion

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

Check

From an ACF command screen enter: SET CONTROL(GSO) LIST PSWD

If "PSWDMAX" is set to "180", this is not a finding.

Fix

Configure Password option "PSWDMAX" to "180" days.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-223506
Group title
SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044
Rule ID
SV-223506r1269029_rule
Check ID
C-25179r1269027_chk
Fix ID
F-25167r1269028_fix