Details
Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed at specific intervals.
One method of minimizing this risk is to use complex passwords and periodically change them. If the application does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the system and/or application passwords could be compromised.
This requirement does not include emergency administration accounts, which are meant for access to the application in case of failure. These accounts are not required to have maximum password lifetime restrictions.
NOTE: Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.
Solution
From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Single Sign-On >> Configuration >> Policies >> Password Policy.
Click 'Edit'.
Enter '60' into the 'Maximum lifetime' setting and click 'OK'.
Supportive Information
The following resource is also helpful.
This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Identification and Authentication.This control applies to the following type of system VMware.
References
- 800-53|IA-5(1)(d)
- CAT|II
- CCI|CCI-000199
- Rule-ID|SV-243074r719465_rule
- STIG-ID|VCTR-67-000003
- Vuln-ID|V-243074
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