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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 Special Characters
Set Password Strength Minimum Special Characters
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Set Password Strength Minimum Special Characters
Medium Severity
The pam_cracklib module's
ocredit=
parameter controls requirements for usage of special (or ``other'') characters in a password. When set to a negative number, any password will be required to contain that many special characters. When set to a positive number, pam_cracklib will grant +1 additional length credit for each special character. Make sure the
ocredit
parameter for the pam_cracklib module is set to less than or equal to
. For example,
ocredit=
.