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Oracle Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide
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The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed a minimum of eight of the total number of characters must be changed.
The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed a minimum of eight of the total number of characters must be changed. An XCCDF Rule
The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed a minimum of eight of the total number of characters must be changed.
Medium Severity
<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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>