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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
System Settings
Account and Access Control
Protect Accounts by Configuring PAM
Set Password Quality Requirements
Set Password Quality Requirements with pam_pwquality
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Prevent the Use of Dictionary Words
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Prevent the Use of Dictionary Words
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Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Prevent the Use of Dictionary Words
Medium Severity
The pam_pwquality module's
dictcheck
check if passwords contains dictionary words. When
dictcheck
is set to
1
passwords will be checked for dictionary words.