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OL09-00-001000 - OL 9 must ensure the password complexity module is enabled in the system-auth file.

Information

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://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_9_V1R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

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

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 7c5ba8660fabb1175b744bff10ea1943da6606e7f30576582c393fa40fc291ab