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PHTN-30-000024 - The Photon operating system must require that new passwords are at least four characters different from the old password.
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.Solution
Navigate to and open:/etc/pam.d/system-password
Add the following, replacing any existing 'pam_cracklib.so' line:
password requisite pam_cracklib.so dcredit=-1 ucredit=-1 lcredit=-1 ocredit=-1 minlen=8 minclass=4 difok=4 retry=3 maxsequence=0 enforce_for_root
Note: On vCenter appliances, the equivalent file must be edited under '/etc/applmgmt/appliance', if one exists, for the changes to persist after a reboot.
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_7-0_Y25M01_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere 7.0 Photon OS v1r4
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-5(1)(b), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000195, Rule-ID|SV-256501r982198_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-30-000024, Vuln-ID|V-256501
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 1e1121abfb95d3bd22043b7bf80663ff9dcff0be1a485bcb2bdf546aa68bf58a