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V-237912CAT II — Medium severitySV-237912r858960_rule

CA VM:Secure product AUTOEXP record in the Security Config File must be properly set.

Rule version IBMZ-VM-000500 · STIG v2 · 2022-08-31

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

Examine the "SECURITY CONFIG" file.

If there is no "AUTOEXP" record, this is a finding.

If the "AUTOEXP" record is configured as below, this is not finding.

AUTOEXP 50 60

Fix

Include an "AUTOEXP" record in the "SECURITY CONFIG" file that is configured as follows:

AUTOEXP 50 60

Identifiers

Group ID
V-237912
Group title
SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044
Rule ID
SV-237912r858960_rule
Check ID
C-41122r858958_chk
Fix ID
F-41081r858959_fix