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The SUSE operating system must employ a password history file.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-217132 | SLES-12-010300 | SV-217132r603262_rule | Medium |
| Description |
|---|
| Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. If the information system or application allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the end result is a password that is not changed as per policy requirements. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| SLES 12 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2021-06-14 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-18360r369552_chk ) |
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| Verify the password history file exists on the SUSE operating system. Check that the password history file exists with the following command: # ls -al /etc/security/opasswd -rw------- 1 root root 7 Dec 13 17:21 /etc/security/opasswd If "/etc/security/opasswd" does not exist, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-18358r369553_fix) |
|---|
| Configure the SUSE operating system to create the password history file with the following commands: # sudo touch /etc/security/opasswd # sudo chown root:root /etc/security/opasswd # sudo chmod 0600 /etc/security/opasswd |