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The SUSE operating system must employ a password history file.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-234893 | SLES-15-020240 | SV-234893r622137_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 |
|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2021-03-04 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-38081r618948_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-38044r618949_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 |