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Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000076-GPOS-00044

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  • The SUSE operating system must be configured to create or update passwords with a maximum lifetime of 60 days.

    &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-000076-GPOS-00044

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    Group
  • The SUSE operating system must employ user passwords with a maximum lifetime of 60 days.

    &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-000077-GPOS-00045

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  • The SUSE operating system must employ a password history file.

    &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-000077-GPOS-00045

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  • The SUSE operating system must not allow passwords to be reused 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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  • The SUSE operating system must employ passwords with a minimum of 15 characters.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;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-000266-GPOS-00101

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  • The SUSE operating system must enforce passwords that contain at least one special character.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Use of a complex password helps increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity or s...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00225

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  • The SUSE operating system must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If the SUSE operating system allows the user to select passwords based on dictionary words, this increases the chances of pas...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • The SUSE operating system must not be configured to allow blank or null passwords.

    &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-000004-GPOS-00004

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    Group
  • The SUSE operating system must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/passwd.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestab...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004

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  • The SUSE operating system must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events that affect /etc/group.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Once an attacker establishes initial access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestab...
    Rule Medium Severity

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