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  • RHEL 8 must require the change of at least four character classes when passwords are changed.

    <VulnDiscussion>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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  • RHEL 8 must require the change of at least 8 characters when passwords are changed.

    &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-000075-GPOS-00043

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  • RHEL 8 passwords must have a 24 hours/1 day minimum password lifetime restriction in /etc/shadow.

    &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

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