@@ -80,11 +80,12 @@ age, and 7 day warning period with the following command:
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<title >Set Password Minimum Length in login.defs</title >
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<description >To specify password length requirements for new accounts,
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edit the file <tt >/etc/login.defs</tt > and add or correct the following
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- lines :
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- <pre >PASS_MIN_LEN 14 <!-- < sub idref="var_accounts_password_minlen_login_defs"> -- > </pre >
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+ line :
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+ <pre >PASS_MIN_LEN < sub idref =" var_accounts_password_minlen_login_defs" / ></pre >
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<br /><br />
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The DoD requirement is <tt >15</tt >.
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The FISMA requirement is <tt >12</tt >.
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+ The profile requirement is <tt ><sub idref =" var_accounts_password_minlen_login_defs" /></tt >.
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If a program consults <tt >/etc/login.defs</tt > and also another PAM module
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(such as <tt >pam_pwquality</tt >) during a password change operation,
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then the most restrictive must be satisfied. See PAM section
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ for more information about enforcing password quality requirements.
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<ocil clause =" it is not set to the required value" >
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To check the minimum password length, run the command:
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<pre >$ grep PASS_MIN_LEN /etc/login.defs</pre >
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- The DoD requirement is <tt >15</tt >.
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+ The DoD requirement is <tt >15</tt >.
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</ocil >
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<rationale >
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Requiring a minimum password length makes password
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<title >Set Password Minimum Age</title >
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<description >To specify password minimum age for new accounts,
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edit the file <tt >/etc/login.defs</tt >
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- and add or correct the following line, replacing < i >DAYS</ i > appropriately :
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- <pre >PASS_MIN_DAYS <i >DAYS</ i ></pre >
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+ and add or correct the following line:
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+ <pre >PASS_MIN_DAYS <sub idref = " var_accounts_minimum_age_login_defs " / ></pre >
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A value of 1 day is considered sufficient for many
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- environments. The DoD requirement is 1.
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+ environments. The DoD requirement is 1.
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+ The profile requirement is <tt ><sub idref =" var_accounts_minimum_age_login_defs" /></tt >.
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</description >
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<ocil clause =" it is not equal to or greater than the required value" >
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To check the minimum password age, run the command:
@@ -139,10 +141,11 @@ after satisfying the password reuse requirement.
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<title >Set Password Maximum Age</title >
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<description >To specify password maximum age for new accounts,
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edit the file <tt >/etc/login.defs</tt >
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- and add or correct the following line, replacing < i >DAYS</ i > appropriately :
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- <pre >PASS_MAX_DAYS <i >DAYS</ i ></pre >
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+ and add or correct the following line:
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+ <pre >PASS_MAX_DAYS <sub idref = " var_accounts_maximum_age_login_defs " / ></pre >
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A value of 180 days is sufficient for many environments.
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The DoD requirement is 60.
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+ The profile requirement is <tt ><sub idref =" var_accounts_maximum_age_login_defs" /></tt >.
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</description >
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<ocil clause =" PASS_MAX_DAYS is not set equal to or greater than the required value" >
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To check the maximum password age, run the command:
@@ -171,10 +174,10 @@ location subject to physical compromise.</rationale>
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<description >To specify how many days prior to password
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expiration that a warning will be issued to users,
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edit the file <tt >/etc/login.defs</tt > and add or correct
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- the following line, replacing < i >DAYS</ i > appropriately :
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- <pre >PASS_WARN_AGE <i >DAYS</ i ></pre >
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+ the following line:
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+ <pre >PASS_WARN_AGE <sub idref = " var_accounts_password_warn_age_login_defs " / ></pre >
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The DoD requirement is 7.
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- <!-- < sub idref="accounts_password_warn_age_login_defs_login_defs_value" /> -->
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+ The profile requirement is < tt >< sub idref =" var_accounts_password_warn_age_login_defs " /></ tt >.
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</description >
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<ocil clause =" it is not set to the required value" >
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To check the password warning age, run the command:
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