Oracle Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed or new passwords are established, the new password must contain at least one special character.
<VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000072-GPOS-00040
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The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed a minimum of eight of the total number of characters must be changed.
<VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000072-GPOS-00040
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The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed a minimum of four character classes must be changed.
<VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000072-GPOS-00040
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The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed the number of repeating consecutive characters must not be more than three characters.
<VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000072-GPOS-00040
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The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed the number of repeating characters of the same character class must not be more than four characters.
<VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041
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The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that the PAM system service is configured to store only encrypted representations of passwords.
<VulnDiscussion>Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041
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The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured to use the shadow file to store only encrypted representations of passwords.
<VulnDiscussion>Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041
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The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that user and group account administration utilities are configured to store only encrypted representations of passwords.
<VulnDiscussion>Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043
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The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that passwords for new users are restricted to a 24 hours/1 day minimum lifetime.
<VulnDiscussion>Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enfo...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that passwords are restricted to a 24 hours/1 day minimum lifetime.
<VulnDiscussion>Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enfo...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group
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