The SLES for vRealize must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239644	VROM-SL-001475	SV-239644r662383_rule		Medium

Description
If SLES for vRealize system allows the user to select passwords based on dictionary words, then this increases the chances of password compromise by increasing the opportunity for successful guesses and brute-force attacks.

STIG	Date
VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-07-01

Details

Check Text ( C-42877r662381_chk )
Check "/etc/pam.d/common-password" for "pam_cracklib" configuration: # grep pam_cracklib /etc/pam.d/common-password* If "pam_cracklib" is not present, this is a finding. Ensure the passwd command uses the common-password settings. # grep common-password /etc/pam.d/passwd If a line "password include common-password" is not found then the password checks in common-password will not be applied to new passwords, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-42877r662381_chk )

Check "/etc/pam.d/common-password" for "pam_cracklib" configuration:

# grep pam_cracklib /etc/pam.d/common-password*

If "pam_cracklib" is not present, this is a finding.

Ensure the passwd command uses the common-password settings.

# grep common-password /etc/pam.d/passwd

If a line "password include common-password" is not found then the password checks in common-password will not be applied to new passwords, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-42836r662382_fix)
Edit "/etc/pam.d/common-password" and configure "pam_cracklib" by adding a line such as "password requisite pam_cracklib.so".