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SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00225
SLEM 5 must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.
SLEM 5 must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.
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SLEM 5 must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>If SLEM 5 allows the user to select passwords based on dictionary words, this increases the chances of password compromise by increasing the opportunity for successful guesses and brute-force attacks.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>