Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Enforce for root User
The pam_pwquality module's <code>enforce_for_root</code> parameter controls requirements for enforcing password complexity for the root user. Enabl...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Lowercase Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>lcredit</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of lowercase letters in a password. When set to a negativ...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Maximum Consecutive Repeating Characters from Same Character Class
The pam_pwquality module's <code>maxclassrepeat</code> parameter controls requirements for consecutive repeating characters from the same character...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Password Maximum Consecutive Repeating Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>maxrepeat</code> parameter controls requirements for consecutive repeating characters. When set to a positive numb...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Different Categories
The pam_pwquality module's <code>minclass</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of different character classes, or types, of character t...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Length
The pam_pwquality module's <code>minlen</code> parameter controls requirements for minimum characters required in a password. Add <code>minlen=<xcc...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Special Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>ocredit=</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of special (or "other") characters in a password. When s...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM password complexity module is enabled in password-auth
To enable PAM password complexity in password-auth file: Edit the <code>password</code> section in <code>/etc/pam.d/password-auth</code> to show <c...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM password complexity module is enabled in system-auth
To enable PAM password complexity in system-auth file: Edit the <code>password</code> section in <code>/etc/pam.d/system-auth</code> to show <code>...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Authentication Retry Prompts Permitted Per-Session
To configure the number of retry prompts that are permitted per-session: Edit the <code>/etc/security/pwquality.conf</code> to include <code>retr...Rule Medium Severity
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