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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The SUSE operating system must enforce passwords that contain at least one numeric character.

    <VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000072-GPOS-00040

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    Group
  • The SUSE operating system must require the change of at least eight of the total number of characters when passwords are changed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the SUSE operating system allows the user to consecutively reuse extensive portions of passwords, this increases the chanc...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041

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    Group
  • The SUSE operating system must configure the Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) to only store encrypted 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 Medium Severity

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