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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00225
The Photon operating system must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.
The Photon operating system must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.
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The Photon operating system must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>If the operating system allows the user to select passwords based on dictionary words, then 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>