Password age (UNIX)

Module: Password Strength

This check reports user accounts with passwords that have not been changed within the specified number of days.

The following table lists the error messages for the check.

Table: Error messages for Password age

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: STKU_NO_MINCHANGE

Category: ESM Error

UNIX (5346)

Title: Invalid password age

Description:The passwords for the accounts listed have not been changed within the number of days specified by your policy. Users should be required to frequently change passwords to increase the overall security of the system.

Severity: yellow-3

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_NOTSUPPORT_MINCHANGE

Category: ESM Error

UNIX (5356)

Title: Password Age Checking not supported

Description:The agent does not support Password Age Checking.

Severity: green-0

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]