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XCCDF
CloudLinux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037
SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037
1 Rule
AlmaLinux OS 9 must ensure the password complexity module in the system-auth file is configured for three retries or less.
Medium Severity
AlmaLinux OS 9 uses "pwquality" as a mechanism to enforce password complexity. This is set in both: /etc/pam.d/password-auth /etc/pam.d/system-auth By limiting the number of attempts to meet the pwquality module complexity requirements before returning with an error, the system will audit abnormal attempts at password changes.