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Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000266

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The system must require passwords to contain at least one special character.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Complex passwords can reduce the likelihood of success of automated password-guessing attacks.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;Fals...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The system must require passwords to contain no more than three consecutive repeating characters.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Complex passwords can reduce the likelihood of success of automated password-guessing attacks.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;Fals...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The system must not have accounts configured with blank or null passwords.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Complex passwords can reduce the likelihood of success of automated password-guessing attacks.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;Fals...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000073

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • Systems must employ cryptographic hashes for passwords using the SHA-2 family of algorithms or FIPS 140-2 approved successors.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Cryptographic hashes provide quick password authentication while not actually storing the password.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000021

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The system must disable accounts after three consecutive unsuccessful login attempts.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Allowing continued access to accounts on the system exposes them to brute-force password-guessing attacks.&lt;/VulnDiscussion...
    Rule Medium Severity

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