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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15
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 Retry Limit
Set Password Retry Limit
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Set Password Retry Limit
Medium Severity
The pam_cracklib module's
retry
parameter controls the maximum number of times to prompt the user for the password before returning with error. Make sure it is configured with a value that is no more than
. For example,
retry=1
.