STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 09 Mar 2021:

The Photon operating system must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.

DISA Rule

SV-239123r675177_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239123

Group Title

SRG-OS-000266-GPOS-00101

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000052

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001619 - The information system enforces password complexity by the minimum number of special characters used.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Open /etc/pam.d/system-password with a text editor.

Add the following, replacing any existing "pam_cracklib.so" line:

password requisite pam_cracklib.so dcredit=-1 ucredit=-1 lcredit=-1 ocredit=-1 minlen=8 minclass=4 difok=4 retry=3 maxsequence=0 enforce_for_root

Check Contents

At the command line, execute the following command:

# grep pam_cracklib /etc/pam.d/system-password|grep --color=always "ocredit=.."

Expected result:

password requisite pam_cracklib.so dcredit=-1 ucredit=-1 lcredit=-1 ocredit=-1 minlen=8 minclass=4 difok=4 retry=3 maxsequence=0 enforce_for_root

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239123

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000052

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, execute the following command:

# grep pam_cracklib /etc/pam.d/system-password|grep --color=always "ocredit=.."

Expected result:

password requisite pam_cracklib.so dcredit=-1 ucredit=-1 lcredit=-1 ocredit=-1 minlen=8 minclass=4 difok=4 retry=3 maxsequence=0 enforce_for_root

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5323

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