General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
-
The operating system must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.
<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
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The operating system must require the change of at least 50 percent of the total number of characters when passwords are changed.
<VulnDiscussion> If the operating system allows the user to consecutively reuse extensive portions of passwords, this increases the chances o...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000073
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The operating system must 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 High Severity -
SRG-OS-000074
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The operating system must transmit 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 High Severity -
SRG-OS-000075
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Operating systems must enforce 24 hours/1 day as the minimum password 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
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group
Node 2
The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.