I - Mission Critical Classified
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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SRG-OS-000120-GPOS-00061
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The SUSE operating system must employ FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic hashing algorithm for system authentication (login.defs).
<VulnDiscussion>Unapproved mechanisms that are used for authentication to the cryptographic module are not verified and therefore cannot be r...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The SUSE operating system must employ FIPS 140-2-approved cryptographic hashing algorithms for all stored passwords.
<VulnDiscussion>The system must use a strong hashing algorithm to store the password. The system must use a sufficient number of hashing roun...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The SUSE operating system must configure the Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) to only store encrypted representations of passwords.
<VulnDiscussion>Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The SUSE operating system must not be configured to allow blank or null passwords.
<VulnDiscussion> Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords ar...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000073-GPOS-00041
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The SUSE operating system must employ FIPS 140-2-approved cryptographic hashing algorithms for all stored passwords.
<VulnDiscussion>The system must use a strong hashing algorithm to store the password. The system must use a sufficient number of hashing roun...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000078-GPOS-00046
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The SUSE operating system must employ passwords with a minimum of 15 characters.
<VulnDiscussion>The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is comprom...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The SUSE operating system must be configured to create or update passwords with a minimum lifetime of 24 hours (one day).
<VulnDiscussion>Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enforce...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The SUSE operating system must employ user passwords with a minimum lifetime of 24 hours (one day).
<VulnDiscussion>Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enforce...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The SUSE operating system must be configured to create or update passwords with a maximum lifetime of 60 days.
<VulnDiscussion>Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The SUSE operating system must employ user passwords with a maximum lifetime of 60 days.
<VulnDiscussion>Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the ...Rule Medium Severity
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