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V-288143

CAT II (Medium)

The application must prohibit the use of cached authenticators after 12 hours.

Rule ID

SV-288143r1252014_rule

STIG

General Application (GAPP) Security Requirements Guide

Version

V1R0.1

CCIs

CCI-002007

Discussion

If cached authentication information is out of date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable. NIST SP 800-63B defines the value for the termination of cached authenticators.

Check Content

Review application server documentation and deployed configuration to ensure the application prohibits the use of cached authenticators after an organization-defined time period.

If the application does not prohibit the use of cached authenticators after an organization-defined time period, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the application to prohibit the use of cached authenticators after an organization-defined time period.