Dmitry Teselkin | bf79ba4 | 2018-09-27 13:56:38 +0300 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | # 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 | # |
| 46 | parameters: |
| 47 | linux: |
| 48 | system: |
| 49 | login_defs: |
| 50 | PASS_WARN_AGE: |
| 51 | value: 7 |
| 52 | |