Not Using Password Aging

Opis

The product does not have a mechanism in place for managing password aging.

Password aging (or password rotation) is a policy that forces users to change their passwords after a defined time period passes, such as every 30 or 90 days. Without mechanisms such as aging, users might not change their passwords in a timely manner.

Note that while password aging was once considered an important security feature, it has since fallen out of favor by many, because it is not as effective against modern threats compared to other mechanisms such as slow hashes. In addition, forcing frequent changes can unintentionally encourage users to select less-secure passwords. However, password aging is still in use due to factors such as compliance requirements, e.g., Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

Skutki

• Access Control

  Gain Privileges or Assume Identity

  As passwords age, the probability that they are compromised grows.

Zapobieganie

• Architecture and Design

  As part of a product's design, require users to change their passwords regularly and avoid reusing previous passwords.

• Implementation

  Developers might disable clipboard paste operations into password fields as a way to discourage users from pasting a password into a clipboard. However, this might encourage users to choose less-secure passwords that are easier to type, and it can reduce the usability of password managers [REF-1294].

  Skuteczność: Discouraged Common Practice

Słabość nadrzędna

• CWE-1390 Weak Authentication

Pokrewna

• CWE-309 Use of Password System for Primary Authentication
• CWE-324 Use of a Key Past its Expiration Date

Kiedy powstaje

• Architecture and Design — COMMISSION: This weakness refers to an incorrect design related to an architectural security tactic.

Dotyczy

Not Language-Specific

Źródła

1. The CLASP Application Security Process — Secure Software, Inc., 2005
2. 24 Deadly Sins of Software Security — Michael Howard, David LeBlanc, John Viega, "Sin 19: Use of Weak Password-Based Systems." Page 279, McGraw-Hill, 2010
3. Discussion Thread: Time to retire CWE-262 and CWE-263 — Kurt Seifried and other members of the CWE-Research mailing list, 2021
4. Time for Password Expiration to Die — Lance Spitzner, 2021
5. Time to rethink mandatory password changes — Lorrie Cranor, 2016
6. Security Myths and Passwords — Eugene Spafford, 2006
7. Password administration for system owners — National Cyber Security Centre, 2018
8. Digital Identity Guidelines: Authentication and Lifecycle Management(SP 800-63B) — NIST, 2017
9. Let them paste passwords — National Cyber Security Centre, 2017