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RHEL-10-600620 - RHEL 10 must ensure the password complexity module is enabled in the "password-auth" file.
Information
Enabling Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) password complexity permits enforcement of strong passwords and consequently makes the system less prone to dictionary attacks.Satisfies: SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037, SRG-OS-000070-GPOS-00038
Solution
Configure RHEL 10 to use "pwquality" to enforce password complexity rules.Add the following line to the "/etc/pam.d/password-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_RHEL_10_V1R1_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 STIG v1r1
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-5(1)(a), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-004066, Rule-ID|SV-281214r1166594_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-600620, Vuln-ID|V-281214
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 75501e8f5bd57445bdc9b7e2d425eeeb1e01d8b14f8f4fc4623ed4465b8ce9ed