II - Mission Support Classified
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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SRG-OS-000266-GPOS-00101
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AIX must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.
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 ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00225
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AIX must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.
If the 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 an...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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The password hashes stored on AIX system must have been generated using a FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashing algorithm.
Systems must employ cryptographic hashes for passwords using the SHA-2 family of algorithms or FIPS 140-2 approved successors. The use of unapproved algorithms may result in weak password hashes th...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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If SNMP service is enabled on AIX, the default SNMP password must not be used in the /etc/snmpd.conf config file.
Use default SNMP password increases the chance of security vulnerability on SNMP service.Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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AIX must require passwords to contain no more than three consecutive repeating characters.
Passwords with excessive repeating characters may be more vulnerable to password-guessing attacks.Rule Medium Severity
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