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II - Mission Support Sensitive

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044

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    Group
  • The macOS system must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. One me...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000077-GPOS-00045

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    Group
  • The macOS system must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000078-GPOS-00046

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    Group
  • The macOS system must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The minimum password length must be set to 15 characters. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000266-GPOS-00101

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    Group
  • The macOS system must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity o...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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    Group
  • The macOS system must be configured to prevent displaying password hints.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password hints leak information about passwords in use and can lead to loss of confidentiality.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;Fal...
    Rule Medium Severity

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