UBTU-22-631015 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must be configured such that Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) prohibits the use of cached authentications after one day.
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Maps to IA-5(13) via CCI-002007
Title
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must be configured such that Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) prohibits the use of cached authentications after one day.
Control
Verify that PAM prohibits the use of cached authentications after one day by using the following command: Note: If smart card authentication is not being used on the system, this requirement is not applicable. $ sudo grep -i '^\s*offline_credentials_expiration' /etc/sssd/sssd.conf /etc/sssd/conf.d/*.conf /etc/sssd/sssd.conf:offline_credentials_expiration = 1 If "offline_credentials_expiration" in "/etc/sssd/sssd.conf" or in a file with a name ending in .conf in the "/etc/sssd/conf.d/" directory, is not set to "1", is commented out, is missing, or conflicting results are returned, this is a finding.
Discussion
If cached authentication information is out-of-date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable.
Related controls
CCI-002007
Fix
Configure PAM to prohibit the use of cached authentications after one day. Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/sssd/sssd.conf" file, just below the line "[pam]": offline_credentials_expiration = 1 Note: It is valid for this configuration to be in a file with a name that ends with ".conf" and does not begin with a "." in the "/etc/sssd/conf.d/" directory instead of the "/etc/sssd/sssd.conf" file.