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III - Administrative Public

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000071-GPOS-00039

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  • ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to require at least one numeric 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, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000070-GPOS-00038

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    Group
  • ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to require at least one lower-case 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, ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000072-GPOS-00040

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    Group
  • ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to require the change of at least 50% of the total number of characters when passwords are changed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the operating system allows the user to consecutively reuse extensive portions of passwords, this increases the chances of...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041

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    Group
  • ACF2 must use NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to protect passwords in the security database.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044

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    Group
  • ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to require 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. If the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043

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    Group
  • ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to require 24 hours/1 day as the minimum password lifetime.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enfo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000077-GPOS-00045

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    Group
  • ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations or more.

    &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-000079-GPOS-00047

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    Group
  • ACF2 TSOTWX GSO record values must be set to obliterate the logon password on TWX devices.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To prevent the compromise of authentication information, such as passwords during the authentication process, the feedback fr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000079-GPOS-00047

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    Group
  • ACF2 TSOCRT GSO record values must be set to obliterate the logon to ASCII CRT devices.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To prevent the compromise of authentication information, such as passwords during the authentication process, the feedback fr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000079-GPOS-00047

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    Group
  • ACF2 TSO2741 GSO record values must be set to obliterate the logon password on 2741 devices.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To prevent the compromise of authentication information, such as passwords during the authentication process, the feedback fr...
    Rule Medium Severity

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