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OL09-00-001035 - OL 9 must require the maximum number of repeating characters be limited to three when passwords are changed.
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 a password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.
Solution
Configure OL 9 to require the change of the number of repeating consecutive characters when passwords are changed by setting the "maxrepeat" option.Add the following line to "/etc/security/pwquality.conf" (or modify the line to have the required value):
maxrepeat = 3
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_9_V1R4_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Oracle Linux 9 STIG v1r4
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-5(1)(a), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-004066, Rule-ID|SV-271619r1091569_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-001035, Vuln-ID|V-271619
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: c778fce85568e24ca0fccb5dd5c79cf4a24a93c7102f9f044eea20a875dd3e92