STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vRealize Automation 7.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 28 Sep 2018:

The SLES for vRealize must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations - old passwords are being stored.

DISA Rule

SV-100237r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-89587

Group Title

SRG-OS-000077-GPOS-00045

Rule Version

VRAU-SL-000405

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000200 - The information system prohibits password reuse for the organization-defined number of generations.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Create the password history file.

# touch /etc/security/opasswd
# chown root:root /etc/security/opasswd
# chmod 0600 /etc/security/opasswd

Check Contents

Verify that the old password file "opasswd" exists, by running the following command:

# ls /etc/security/opasswd

If "/etc/security/opasswd" does not exist, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-89587

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VRAU-SL-000405

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that the old password file "opasswd" exists, by running the following command:

# ls /etc/security/opasswd

If "/etc/security/opasswd" does not exist, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

3459

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