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Dmitry Teselkinbf79ba42018-09-27 13:56:38 +03001# CIS 5.4.1.3 Ensure password expiration warning days is 7 or more (Scored)
2#
3# Description
4# ===========
5# The PASS_WARN_AGE parameter in /etc/login.defs allows an administrator to
6# notify users that their password will expire in a defined number of days.
7# It is recommended that the PASS_WARN_AGE parameter be set to 7 or more days.
8#
9# Rationale
10# =========
11# Providing an advance warning that a password will be expiring gives users
12# time to think of a secure password. Users caught unaware may choose a simple
13# password or write it down where it may be discovered.
14#
15# Audit
16# =====
17# Run the following command and verify PASS_WARN_AGE is 7 or more:
18#
19# # grep PASS_WARN_AGE /etc/login.defs
20# PASS_WARN_AGE 7
21#
22# Verify all users with a password have their number of days of warning before
23# password expires set to 7 or more:
24#
25# # egrep ^[^:]+:[^\!*] /etc/shadow | cut -d: -f1
26# <list of users>
27# # chage --list <user>
28# Number of days of warning before password expires: 7
29#
30# Remediation
31# ===========
32#
33# Set the PASS_WARN_AGE parameter to 7 in /etc/login.defs :
34#
35# PASS_WARN_AGE 7
36#
37# Modify user parameters for all users with a password set to match:
38#
39# # chage --warndays 7 <user>
40#
41# Notes
42# =====
43# You can also check this setting in /etc/shadow directly. The 6th field
44# should be 7 or more for all users with a password.
45#
46parameters:
47 linux:
48 system:
49 login_defs:
50 PASS_WARN_AGE:
51 value: 7
52