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1.194 OL08-00-020300

Information

OL 8 must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.

GROUP ID: V-248711
RULE ID: SV-248711r991587

If OL 8 allows the user to select passwords based on dictionary words, this increases the chances of password compromise by increasing the opportunity for successful guesses and brute-force attacks.

Solution

Configure OL 8 to prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.

Add or update the following line in the "/etc/security/pwquality.conf" file or a configuration file in the "/etc/security/pwquality.conf.d/" directory:

dictcheck=1

Remove any configurations that conflict with the above value.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23791

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-248711r991587_rule, STIG-ID|OL08-00-020300, Vuln-ID|V-248711

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: c1bde183bbc2735866bfa7334a9c5d20f68c13e7b9595029285a4b13756e119d