CCI-000016

Automatically remove or disable temporary and emergency accounts after an organization-defined time-period for each type of account.

Implementation Guidance

The organization being inspected/assessed configures the information system to automatically remove or disable temporary accounts after 72 hours. For information system components that have applicable STIGs or SRGs, the organization being inspected/assessed must comply with the STIG/SRG guidance that pertains to CCI 000016. DoD has defined the time period as 72 hours.

Validation Procedures

The organization conducting the inspection/assessment examines the information system to ensure the organization being inspected/assessed configures the information system to automatically remove or disable temporary accounts after 72 hours. For information system components that have applicable STIGs or SRGs, the organization conducting the inspection/assessment evaluates the components to ensure that the organization being inspected/assessed has configured the information system in compliance with the applicable STIGs and SRGs pertaining to CCI 000016. DoD has defined the time period as 72 hours.

Compelling Evidence

1.) Signed and dated documentation which defines how temporary accounts are automatically removed or disabled after a 72 hour period. 2.) Applicable STIG checks.

The controls below (if any) were marked by NIST as being related to CCI-000016.