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AZLX-23-002385 - Amazon Linux 2023 must enforce password complexity rules for the root account.
Information
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks.Password complexity is one factor of several that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000072-GPOS-00040, SRG-OS-000071-GPOS-00039, SRG-OS-000070-GPOS-00038, SRG-OS-000266-GPOS-00101, SRG-OS-000078-GPOS-00046, SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037
Solution
Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to enforce password complexity on the root account.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 to contain the "enforce_for_root" parameter:
enforce_for_root
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Amazon_Linux_2023_V1R2_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Amazon Linux 2023 STIG v1r2
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-5(1)(a), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-004066, Rule-ID|SV-274139r1120405_rule, STIG-ID|AZLX-23-002385, Vuln-ID|V-274139
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 2d6fcd51784249e24b0501cd8fae833d603a76a56d51a8a4dd5e82b2a4957d18