| # CIS 5.4.1.4 Ensure inactive password lock is 30 days or less (Scored) |
| # |
| # Description |
| # =========== |
| # User accounts that have been inactive for over a given period of time can be |
| # automatically disabled. It is recommended that accounts that are inactive |
| # for 30 days after password expiration be disabled. |
| # |
| # Rationale |
| # ========= |
| # Inactive accounts pose a threat to system security since the users are not |
| # logging in to notice failed login attempts or other anomalies. |
| # |
| # Audit |
| # ===== |
| # Run the following command and verify INACTIVE is 30 or less: |
| # |
| # # useradd -D | grep INACTIVE |
| # INACTIVE=30 |
| # |
| # Verify all users with a password have Password inactive no more than 30 days |
| # after password expires: |
| # |
| # # egrep ^[^:]+:[^\!*] /etc/shadow | cut -d: -f1 |
| # <list of users> |
| # # chage --list <user> |
| # Password inactive: <date> |
| # |
| # Remediation |
| # =========== |
| # Run the following command to set the default password inactivity period to |
| # 30 days: |
| # |
| # # useradd -D -f 30 |
| # |
| # Modify user parameters for all users with a password set to match: |
| # |
| # # chage --inactive 30 <user> |
| # |
| # Notes |
| # ===== |
| # You can also check this setting in /etc/shadow directly. The 7th field |
| # should be 30 or less for all users with a password. |
| # |
| parameters: |
| linux: |
| system: |
| login_defs: |
| INACTIVE: |
| value: 30 |
| |