Title

The VMM must disable local account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) after 35 days of inactivity. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Inactive identifiers pose a risk to systems and applications because attackers may exploit an inactive identifier and potentially obtain undetected access to the system. Owners of inactive accounts will not notice if unauthorized access to their user account has been obtained. VMMs need to track periods of inactivity and disable local account identifiers after 35 days of inactivity.

Check Content

Verify the VMM disables local account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) after 35 days of inactivity. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the VMM to disable local account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) after 35 days of inactivity.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-207395r984214_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-207395

Group Title: SRG-OS-000118

Expert Comments

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