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Set Password Change Minimum Number of Days

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10.1.2 Set Password Change Minimum Number of Days (Scored)

Profile Applicability

  • Level 1

Description

The PASS_MIN_DAYS parameter in /etc/login.defs allows an administrator to prevent users from changing their password until a minimum number of days have passed since the last time the user changed their password. It is recommended that PASS_MIN_DAYS parameter be set to 7 or more days.

Rationale

By restricting the frequency of password changes, an administrator can prevent users from repeatedly changing their password in an attempt to circumvent password reuse controls.

Audit Procedure

Using Command Line

grep PASS_MIN_DAYS /etc/login.defs
# Expected output: PASS_MIN_DAYS 7

chage --list <user>
# Verify: Minimum number of days between password change: 7

Expected Result

PASS_MIN_DAYS is set to 7 or more in /etc/login.defs, and all active users have a minimum password age of 7 days or more.

Remediation

Using Command Line

Set the PASS_MIN_DAYS parameter to 7 in /etc/login.defs:

# Edit /etc/login.defs and set:
PASS_MIN_DAYS 7

# Modify active user parameters to match:
chage --mindays 7 <user>

Default Value

PASS_MIN_DAYS 0

References

  • CIS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server Benchmark v1.1.0

Profile

Level 1 - Scored