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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 8 systems, version 8.4 and above, must ensure the password complexity module is configured for three retries or less.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000077-GPOS-00045

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  • RHEL 8 must be configured in the system-auth file to prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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