STIGQter: STIG Summary: Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021: STIGQter: STIG Summary: Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:SV-209036r603263_rule
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SRG-OS-000003
OL6-00-000334
CAT III
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To specify the number of days after a password expires (which signifies inactivity) until an account is permanently disabled, add or correct the following lines in "/etc/default/useradd", substituting "[NUM_DAYS]" appropriately:
INACTIVE=[NUM_DAYS]
A value of 35 is recommended. If a password is currently on the verge of expiration, then 35 days remain until the account is automatically disabled. However, if the password will not expire for another 60 days, then 95 days could elapse until the account would be automatically disabled.
See the "useradd" man page for more information.
Determining the inactivity timeout must be done with careful consideration of the length of a "normal" period of inactivity for users in the particular environment.
Setting the timeout too low incurs support costs and also has the potential to impact availability of the system to legitimate users.
To verify the "INACTIVE" setting, run the following command:
grep "INACTIVE" /etc/default/useradd
The output should indicate the "INACTIVE" configuration option is set to an appropriate integer as shown in the example below:
# grep "INACTIVE" /etc/default/useradd
INACTIVE=35
If it does not, this is a finding.
V-209036
False
OL6-00-000334
To verify the "INACTIVE" setting, run the following command:
grep "INACTIVE" /etc/default/useradd
The output should indicate the "INACTIVE" configuration option is set to an appropriate integer as shown in the example below:
# grep "INACTIVE" /etc/default/useradd
INACTIVE=35
If it does not, this is a finding.
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