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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of SUSE Linux Enterprise 12
System Settings
Account and Access Control
Protect Accounts by Configuring PAM
Set Password Quality Requirements
Set Password Quality Requirements, if using pam_cracklib
Set Password Strength Minimum Different Characters
Set Password Strength Minimum Different Characters
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Set Password Strength Minimum Different Characters
Medium Severity
The pam_cracklib module's
difok
parameter controls requirements for usage of different characters during a password change. The number of changed characters refers to the number of changes required with respect to the total number of positions in the current password. In other words, characters may be the same within the two passwords; however, the positions of the like characters must be different. Make sure the
difok
parameter for the pam_cracklib module is configured to greater than or equal to
.