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V-263650

CAT II (Medium)

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

Rule ID

SV-263650r982553_rule

STIG

General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide

Version

V3R3

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

Verify the operating system is configured to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.

If the operating system is not configured to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the operating system to disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.