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1.89 SOL-11.1-040190

Information

The system must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.

GROUP ID: V-216338
RULE ID: SV-216338r959010

The use of common words in passwords simplifies password-cracking attacks.

Solution

The root role is required.

# pfedit /etc/default/passwd

Insert the lines:

DICTIONLIST=/usr/share/lib/dict/words
DICTIONDBDIR=/var/passwd

Generate the password dictionary by running the mkpwdict command.

# mkpwdict -s /usr/share/lib/dict/words

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23765

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-216338r959010_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-040190, Vuln-ID|V-216338

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: e441df360e1ffb729c15b3f2d21dc8aa889d6beabde10c2cba9ae92a377af382