Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS 4
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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remember
The last n passwords for each user are saved in <code>/etc/security/opasswd</code> in order to force password change history and keep the user from alternating between the same password too frequen...Value -
Ensure there are no legacy + NIS entries in /etc/shadow
The+
character in/etc/shadow
file marks a place where entries from a network information service (NIS) should be directly inserted.Rule Medium Severity -
fail_deny
Number of failed login attempts before account lockoutValue -
faillock directory
The directory where the user files with the failure records are keptValue -
fail_interval
Interval for counting failed login attempts before account lockoutValue -
fail_unlock_time
Seconds before automatic unlocking or permanently locking after excessive failed loginsValue -
tally2_unlock_time
Seconds before automatic unlocking or permanently locking after excessive failed loginsValue -
tally2
Number of failed login attemptsValue -
Account Lockouts Must Be Logged
PAM faillock locks an account due to excessive password failures, this event must be logged.Rule Medium Severity -
Account Lockouts Must Persist
By setting a `dir` in the faillock configuration account lockouts will persist across reboots.Rule Medium Severity
Node 2
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