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Ensure Force users to change password at first login after password was changed from Users page is selected

Details

Force users to change password at first login after their password was changed using the command set user password or from the WebUI User Management > Users page.

Rationale:

This forces the user to change the password and not to use the password set by the Administrator.

Solution

Run the following command to set force-change-when setting.
CLI:

Hostname>set password-controls force-change-when password

GUI:

Navigate to User Management > Password Policy > Mandatory Password Change:
Checked the ‘Force users to change password at first login after password was changed from Users page’ setting.

Default Value:

Not Selected

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Identification and Authentication.This control applies to the following type of system CheckPoint.

References

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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