The Photon operating system must use the pam_cracklib module.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239146	PHTN-67-000075	SV-239146r675246_rule		Medium

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

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-04-15

Details

Check Text ( C-42357r675244_chk )
At the command line, execute the following command: # grep pam_cracklib /etc/pam.d/system-password If the output does not return at least "password requisite pam_cracklib.so", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-42316r675245_fix)
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