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Install pam_pwquality Package

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The libpam-pwquality package can be installed with the following command: 

$ apt-get install libpam-pwquality

Rationale

Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. "pwquality" enforces complex password construction configuration and has the ability to limit brute-force attacks on the system.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_pam_pwquality_installed
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - OS Build Blueprint


[[packages]]
name = "libpam-pwquality"
version = "*"

Remediation - Ansible

- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-UBTU-20-010057
  - enable_strategy

Remediation - Puppet

include install_libpam-pwquality

class install_libpam-pwquality {
  package { 'libpam-pwquality':
    ensure => 'installed',
  }

Remediation - Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'libpam-runtime' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed; then

DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "libpam-pwquality"

else