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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • AIX 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, ...
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  • SRG-OS-000072-GPOS-00040

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  • AIX must require the change of at least 50% of the total number of characters when passwords are changed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the operating system allows the user to consecutively reuse extensive portions of passwords, this increases the chances of...
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  • SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042

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  • AIX root passwords must never be passed over a network in clear text form.

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