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Canonical Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00225
The Ubuntu operating system must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.
The Ubuntu operating system must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.
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The Ubuntu operating system must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>If the Ubuntu operating system allows the user to select passwords based on dictionary words, then this increases the chances of password compromise by increasing the opportunity for successful guesses and brute-force attacks.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>