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Check: SRG-OS-000590-GPOS-00110

General Purpose Operating System SRG: SRG-OS-000590-GPOS-00110 (in versions v3 r2 through v3 r1)

Title

The operating system must disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Disabling expired, inactive, or otherwise anomalous accounts supports the concepts of least privilege and least functionality which reduce the attack surface of the system.

Check Content

Verify the operating system is configured to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user. If the operating system is not configured to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the operating system to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-263650r982553_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-263650

Group Title: SRG-OS-000590

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-003628	Disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
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