III - Administrative Classified
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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SRG-OS-000071
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The operating system must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resistin...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000072
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The operating system must require the change of at least 50 percent of the total number of characters when passwords are changed.
If the operating system allows the user to consecutively reuse extensive portions of passwords, this increases the chances of password compromise by increasing the window of opportunity for attemp...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000073
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The operating system must store only encrypted representations of passwords.
Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read (i.e., clear text) and easily c...Rule High Severity -
SRG-OS-000074
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The operating system must transmit only encrypted representations of passwords.
Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read (i.e., clear text) and easily c...Rule High Severity -
SRG-OS-000075
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Operating systems must enforce 24 hours/1 day as the minimum password lifetime.
Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enforcement requirement. If users are allowed to immediately and continually...Rule Medium Severity
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