SLES 12 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The SUSE operating system must require the change of at least eight (8) of the total number of characters when passwords are changed.
<VulnDiscussion>If the SUSE operating system allows the user to consecutively reuse extensive portions of passwords, this increases the chanc...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000120-GPOS-00061
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SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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The SUSE operating system must employ FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashing algorithm for system authentication (login.defs).
<VulnDiscussion>Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be r...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041
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The SUSE operating system must employ FIPS 140-2-approved cryptographic hashing algorithms for all stored passwords.
<VulnDiscussion>The system must use a strong hashing algorithm to store the password. The system must use a sufficient number of hashing roun...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041
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The SUSE operating system must configure the Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) to only store 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-000480-GPOS-00227
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The SUSE operating system must not be configured to allow blank or null passwords.
<VulnDiscussion> Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords ar...Rule Medium Severity
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