DRAFT - DISA STIG for Oracle Linux 9
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Lock Accounts Must Persist
This rule ensures that the system lock out accounts using <code>pam_faillock.so</code> persist after system reboot. From "pam_faillock" man pages: <pre>Note that the default directory that "pam_fai...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Interval For Counting Failed Password Attempts
Utilizing <code>pam_faillock.so</code>, the <code>fail_interval</code> directive configures the system to lock out an account after a number of incorrect login attempts within a specified time peri...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Lockout Time for Failed Password Attempts
This rule configures the system to lock out accounts during a specified time period after a number of incorrect login attempts using <code>pam_faillock.so</code>. Ensure that the file <code>/etc/s...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Password Quality Requirements
The default <code>pam_pwquality</code> PAM module provides strength checking for passwords. It performs a number of checks, such as making sure passwords are not similar to dictionary words, are of...Group -
Set Password Quality Requirements with pam_pwquality
The <code>pam_pwquality</code> PAM module can be configured to meet requirements for a variety of policies. <br> <br> For example, to configure <code>pam_pwquality</code> to require at lea...Group -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Digit Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>dcredit</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of digits in a password. When set to a negative number, any password will be required to contain that many ...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Prevent the Use of Dictionary Words
The pam_pwquality module'sdictcheckcheck if passwords contains dictionary words. Whendictcheckis set to1passwords will be checked for dictionary words.Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Different Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>difok</code> parameter sets the number of characters in a password that must not be present in and old password during a password change. <br> <br> Modify...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Enforce for root User
The pam_pwquality module's <code>enforce_for_root</code> parameter controls requirements for enforcing password complexity for the root user. Enable the <code>enforce_for_root</code> setting in <co...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Lowercase Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>lcredit</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of lowercase letters in a password. When set to a negative number, any password will be required to contain...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Maximum Consecutive Repeating Characters from Same Character Class
The pam_pwquality module's <code>maxclassrepeat</code> parameter controls requirements for consecutive repeating characters from the same character class. When set to a positive number, it will rej...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Password Maximum Consecutive Repeating Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>maxrepeat</code> parameter controls requirements for consecutive repeating characters. When set to a positive number, it will reject passwords which contain more th...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Different Categories
The pam_pwquality module's <code>minclass</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of different character classes, or types, of character that must exist in a password before it is consider...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Length
The pam_pwquality module's <code>minlen</code> parameter controls requirements for minimum characters required in a password. Add <code>minlen=<xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_val...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Special Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>ocredit=</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of special (or "other") characters in a password. When set to a negative number, any password will be requ...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM password complexity module is enabled in password-auth
To enable PAM password complexity in password-auth file: Edit the <code>password</code> section in <code>/etc/pam.d/password-auth</code> to show <code>password requisite ...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM password complexity module is enabled in system-auth
To enable PAM password complexity in system-auth file: Edit the <code>password</code> section in <code>/etc/pam.d/system-auth</code> to show <code>password requisite ...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Authentication Retry Prompts Permitted Per-Session
To configure the number of retry prompts that are permitted per-session: Edit the <code>/etc/security/pwquality.conf</code> to include <code>retry=<xccdf-1.2:sub idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.conte...Rule Medium Severity -
Ensure PAM Enforces Password Requirements - Minimum Uppercase Characters
The pam_pwquality module's <code>ucredit=</code> parameter controls requirements for usage of uppercase letters in a password. When set to a negative number, any password will be required to contai...Rule Medium Severity -
Set Password Hashing Algorithm
The system's default algorithm for storing password hashes in/etc/shadowis SHA-512. This can be configured in several locations.Group
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