Title

The SUSE operating system must configure the Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) to prohibit the use of cached offline authentications after one day. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

If cached authentication information is out of date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable.

Check Content

If SSSD is not being used on the operating system, this is Not Applicable. Verify that the SUSE operating system Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) prohibits the use of cached off line authentications after one day. Check that cached off line authentications cannot be used after one day with the following command: # sudo grep "offline_credentials_expiration" /etc/sssd/sssd.conf offline_credentials_expiration = 1 If "offline_credentials_expiration" is not set to a value of "1", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the SUSE operating system PAM to prohibit the use of cached authentications after one day. Add or change the following line in "/etc/sssd/sssd.conf" just below the line "[pam]": offline_credentials_expiration = 1

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-217167r958828_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-217167

Group Title: SRG-OS-000383-GPOS-00166

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