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

An XCCDF Rule

Description

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ID: SV-258902r1003655_rule
Severity: Medium
References: CCI-004061
Updated: 17 days ago

Navigate to and open:

/etc/pam.d/system-password

Add or update the pam_pwhistory.so module line as follows:
password  required    pam_pwhistory.so  remember=5 retry=3 enforce_for_root use_authtok

Note: The line must be configured after pam_pwquality.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_pwhistory.so module.

Description

Remediation - Manual Procedure