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V-288176

CAT II (Medium)

The application must disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.

Rule ID

SV-288176r1252693_rule

STIG

General Application (GAPP) Security Requirements Guide

Version

V1R0.1

CCIs

CCI-003628

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 no longer associated to a user. 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 no longer associated to a user.