The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed or new passwords are established, pwquality must be used.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. "pwquality" enforces complex password construction configuration and has the ability to limit brute-force attacks on the system. Satisfied: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229, SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-221668r902779_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the operating system to use "pwquality" to enforce password complexity rules.
Add the following line to "/etc/pam.d/system-auth" (or modify the line to have the required value):
password requisite pam_pwquality.so retry=3