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V-288177

CAT II (Medium)

The application must disable accounts when the accounts are in violation of organizational policy.

Rule ID

SV-288177r1252695_rule

STIG

General Application (GAPP) Security Requirements Guide

Version

V1R0.1

CCIs

CCI-003629

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

Navigate to the account configuration function within the application.

Verify the application is configured to disable accounts when the accounts are in violation of organizational policy. Otherwise, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Navigate to the account configuration function within the application.

Configure a policy to disable accounts when the accounts are in violation of organizational policy.