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II - Mission Support Sensitive

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that the SSH daemon does not allow authentication using an empty password.

    Configuring this setting for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance that remote logon via SSH will require a password, even in the event of misconfiguration elsewhere.
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000118-GPOS-00060

    Group
  • The Oracle Linux operating system must disable account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) if the password expires.

    Inactive identifiers pose a risk to systems and applications because attackers may exploit an inactive identifier and potentially obtain undetected access to the system. Owners of inactive accounts...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005

    Group
  • The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured to lock accounts for a minimum of 15 minutes after three unsuccessful logon attempts within a 15-minute timeframe.

    By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute-forcing, is reduced. Limits are imposed by locking the a...
    Rule Medium Severity

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