The Photon operating system must be configured to use the pam_pwquality.so module.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

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ID: SV-258863r933650_rule
Severity: Medium
References: CCI-000192
Updated: 17 days ago

Navigate to and open:

/etc/pam.d/system-password

Add or update the pam_pwquality.so module line as follows:
password  requisite   pam_pwquality.so  dcredit=-1 ucredit=-1 lcredit=-1 ocredit=-1 minlen=15 difok=8 enforce_for_root dictcheck=1

Note: The line must be configured before pam_pwhistory.so.

Note: On vCenter appliances, the equivalent file must be edited under "/etc/applmgmt/appliance", if one exists, for the changes to persist after a reboot.

The Photon operating system must be configured to use the pam_pwquality.so module.

Description

Remediation - Manual Procedure