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XCCDF
Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000071-GPOS-00039
SRG-OS-000071-GPOS-00039
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-OS-000071-GPOS-00039
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OL 8 must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.
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<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. Password complexity is one factor of several that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. OL 8 uses "pwquality" as a mechanism to enforce password complexity. Note that in order to require numeric characters without degrading the minlen value, the credit value must be expressed as a negative number in "/etc/security/pwquality.conf".</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>