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Assessment Title
Rule Text
CounterACT must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.
Description
Discussion Text
Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed at specific intervals.
One method of minimizing this risk is to use complex passwords and periodically change them. If the network device does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the passwords could be compromised.
This requirement does not include root account or the account of last resort which are meant for access to the network device in case of failure.
One method of minimizing this risk is to use complex passwords and periodically change them. If the network device does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the passwords could be compromised.
This requirement does not include root account or the account of last resort which are meant for access to the network device in case of failure.
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