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1.176 OL09-00-001000

Information

OL 9 must ensure the password complexity module is enabled in the system-auth file.

GROUP ID: V-271611
RULE ID: SV-271611r1091545

Enabling PAM password complexity permits enforcement of strong passwords and consequently makes the system less prone to dictionary attacks.

Solution

Configure OL 9 to use "pwquality" to enforce password complexity rules.

Add the following line to the "/etc/pam.d/system-auth" file(or modify the line to have the required value):

password required pam_pwquality.so

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27024

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-271611r1091545_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-001000, Vuln-ID|V-271611

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 46bafb931d3478a5e6380506f0e7e4d9e08a6a1d4c2c1c445f16f70c737ee1b2