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III - Administrative Public

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041

    Group
  • The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that user and group account administration utilities are configured to store only encrypted representations of passwords.

    Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read (i.e., clear text) and easily c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043

    Group
  • The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that passwords for new users are restricted to a 24 hours/1 day minimum lifetime.

    Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enforcement requirement. If users are allowed to immediately and continually...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043

    Group
  • The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that passwords are restricted to a 24 hours/1 day minimum lifetime.

    Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enforcement requirement. If users are allowed to immediately and continually...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044

    Group
  • The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that passwords for new users are restricted to a 60-day maximum lifetime.

    Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the operating system does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force user...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044

    Group
  • The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that existing passwords are restricted to a 60-day maximum lifetime.

    Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the operating system does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force user...
    Rule Medium Severity

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