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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Fedora
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Account and Access Control
Protect Accounts by Configuring PAM
Set Password Quality Requirements
Set Password Quality Requirements with pam_pwquality
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Enforce for Local Accounts Only
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Enforce for Local Accounts Only
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Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Enforce for Local Accounts Only
Medium Severity
The pam_pwquality module's
local_users_only
parameter controls requirements for enforcing password complexity by pam_pwquality only for local user accounts and ignoring centralized user account management password complexity configurations. Enable the
local_users_only
setting in
/etc/security/pwquality.conf
to require password complexity enforcement for only local user accounts.