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General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The operating system must, for password-based authentication, verify when users create or update passwords the passwords are not found on the list of commonly-used, expected, or compromised passwords in IA-5 (1) (a).

    Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authentication. Long passwords or passphrases are preferable over shorter pass...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The operating system must for password-based authentication, require immediate selection of a new password upon account recovery.

    Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authentication. Long passwords or passphrases are preferable over shorter pass...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The operating system must for password-based authentication, allow user selection of long passwords and passphrases, including spaces and all printable characters.

    Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authentication. Long passwords or passphrases are preferable over shorter pass...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The operating system must accept only external credentials that are NIST-compliant.

    Acceptance of only NIST-compliant external authenticators applies to organizational systems that are accessible to the public (e.g., public-facing websites). External authenticators are issued by n...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The operating system must provide protected storage for cryptographic keys with organization-defined safeguards and/or hardware protected key store.

    A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is an example of a hardware-protected data store that can be used to protect cryptographic keys.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • The operating system must synchronize system clocks within and between systems or system components.

    Time synchronization of system clocks is essential for the correct execution of many system services, including identification and authentication processes that involve certificates and time-of-day...
    Rule Medium Severity

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