MARADMINS : 581/06
R 061833Z DEC 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 581/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/UPDATE TO MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK(MCEN) PASSWORD POLICY//
REF/A/MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4/DTIME:300733/MAR 06//
REF/B/-/JTF-GNO 06-02/17JAN2006//
REF/C/-/UPDATE 2 TO JTF-GNO CTO 06-02/25JUL2006//
POC/RAY A. LATTEER/GS-15 MCEN DAA/HQMC, C4, IA DIVISION/-
/TEL:703-693-3490/TEL:DSN 223 3490/EMAIL:RAY.LETTEER@USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 155/06 WHICH PROVIDES MARINE CORPS POLICY
FOR IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION TO UNCLASSIFIED USMC NETWORKS.
REF B IS JOINT TASK FORCE GLOBAL NETWORK OPERATIONS (JTF-GNO) COMMUNICATIONS
TASKING ORDER (CTO) 06-02 REGARDING ACCELERATED PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE
(PKI) IMPLEMENTATION. REF C IS UPDATE #2 TO JTF-GNO CTO 06-02 REQUIRING
CERTIFICATE BASED LOGON FOR ALL USERS AND MODIFYING REF B REQUIREMENT FOR
ACCOUNT LOCKOUT DURATION.//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO UPDATE MARINE
CORPS PASSWORD POLICY PROMULGATED BY MARADMIN 155/06 FOR ACCOUNT
LOCKOUTDURATION SUBSEQUENT TO THREE UNSUCCESSFUL LOGON ATTEMPTS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH REF C.
2. BACKGROUND. REFS A AND B DIRECT THAT AFTER THREE UNSUCCESSFUL LOGON
ATTEMPTS, THE ACCOUNT LOCKOUT DURATION IS SET TO FOREVER REQUIRING THE
ACCOUNT TO BE UNLOCKED BY A SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR. REF C PERMITS THE REQUIREMENT
TO BE CHANGED FROM FOREVER TO 60 MINUTES.
3. SCOPE. THIS POLICY APPLIES TO ALL USMC COMMANDS.
4. POLICY. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, MARADMIN 155/06 PARA 4D(5) IS MODIFIED
AS FOLLOWS: PARA 4D(5). UNSUCCESSFUL LOGON ATTEMPT COUNTER SHALL BE SET TO
3 WITH A COUNTER RESET OF NO LESS THAN 60 MINUTES. THIS ALLOWS NO MORE THAN
TWO UNSUCCESSFUL LOGON ATTEMPTS WITHIN A 60 MINUTE PERIOD. AFTER THE THIRD
UNSUCCESSFUL LOGON ATTEMPT, THE ACCOUNT LOCKOUT DURATION IS SET TO "60 MINUTES".
5. COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS POLICY WITHOUT DELAY
AND ENSURE THE INCLUSION OF ITS CONTENT WITHIN RESIDENT INFORMATION ASSURANCE
TRAINING.
6. TECHNICAL INQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE MCNOSC OPERATIONS CENTER
AT DSN 278-5300, COMM 703-784-5300, OR UNCLASS E-MAIL: SMB USMC MCNOSC
COMMAND CENTER@MCNOSC.USMC.MIL.//