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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
The Photon operating system must enforce password complexity on the root account.
The Photon operating system must enforce password complexity on the root account.
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The Photon operating system must enforce password complexity on the root account.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Password complexity rules must apply to all accounts on the system, including root. Without specifying the enforce_for_root flag, pam_pwquality does not apply complexity rules to the root user. While root users can find ways around this requirement, given its superuser power, it is necessary to attempt to force compliance.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>