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Central Log Server Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The Central Log Server must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.

    <VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, ...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000170

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    Group
  • The Central Log Server must be configured to require the change of at least eight of the total number of characters when passwords are changed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the application allows the user to consecutively reuse extensive portions of passwords, this increases the chances of pass...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000171

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    Group
  • For accounts using password authentication, the Central Log Server must be configured to store only cryptographic representations of passwords.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are...
    Rule High Severity

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