Description:

Verifies that passwords do not expire.

Why:

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), OMB, and Microsoft have published guidance indicating mandated periodic password changes make user accounts less secure. For example, OMB-22-09 states, "Password policies must not require use of special characters or regular rotation."

Configured: Passwords do not expire.

Not Configured: Passwords policies are set to expire.

Scoring: Contributes up to 1 point to the Posture Recommendations score.

Category: Identity

Microsoft Licensing: Works with Basic licensing

Remediation in Augmentt: Configure directly in Augmentt (Configure tab); Guided remediation steps (Instructions tab)

Compliance Frameworks:

  • CISA SCuBA — MS.AAD.6.1

  • CIS Microsoft 365 Benchmark v6 (Level 1) — 1.3.1

  • CIS Microsoft 365 Benchmark v7 (Level 1) — 1.3.1

Microsoft documentation: