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V-241811

CAT II (Medium)

The Jamf Pro EMM local accounts must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.

Rule ID

SV-241811r985847_rule

STIG

Jamf Pro v10.x EMM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R1

CCIs

CCI-004061

Discussion

Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. To meet password policy requirements, passwords need to be changed at specific policy-based intervals. If the information system or application allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the end result is a password that is not changed as per policy requirements. SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1(2)b. / IA-5 (1) (e) Satisfies: SRG-APP-000165

Check Content

To verify the local accounts "Password History" is set to a minimum of "5" generations, do the following:

1. Open the Jamf Pro EMM console.
2. Click "Settings".
3. Click "System Settings".
4. Click "Jamf Pro System User Accounts & Groups".
5. Click "Password Policy".
6. Verify "Password History" to "5" or more.

If "Password History" is not set to "5" or more, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Note: This requirement is NA if Option #1 is selected in requirement JAMF-10-000685.

To configure the "Password History" of the local accounts password to a minimum of "5" generations, do the following:

1. Open the Jamf Pro EMM console.
2. Click "Settings".
3. Click "System Settings".
4. Click "Jamf Pro System User Accounts & Groups".
5. Click "Password Policy".
6. Set the "Password History" to "5" or more.