Title

The container platform must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. To meet password policy requirements, passwords need to be changed at specific policy-based intervals. If the information system or application allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the result is a password that is not changed as per policy requirements. The references for this check are: NIST SP 800-53 :: IA-5 (1) (e) NIST SP 800-53A :: IA-5 (1).1 (v) NIST SP 800-53 Revision 4 :: IA-5 (1) CNSS 1253

Check Content

Review the container platform configuration to determine if it prohibits password reuse for a minimum of five generations. If the container platform does not prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the container platform to prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-233089r918139_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-233089

Group Title: SRG-APP-000165

Expert Comments

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