STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 09 Mar 2021:

The Photon operating system must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.

DISA Rule

SV-239101r675111_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239101

Group Title

SRG-OS-000077-GPOS-00045

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000029

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000200 - The information system prohibits password reuse for the organization-defined number of generations.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Open /etc/pam.d/system-password with a text editor.

Add the following line after the last auth statement:

password required pam_pwhistory.so enforce_for_root use_authtok remember=5 retry=3

Check Contents

At the command line, execute the following command:

# grep pam_pwhistory /etc/pam.d/system-password|grep --color=always "remember=."

Expected result:

password required pam_pwhistory.so enforce_for_root use_authtok remember=5 retry=3

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239101

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000029

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, execute the following command:

# grep pam_pwhistory /etc/pam.d/system-password|grep --color=always "remember=."

Expected result:

password required pam_pwhistory.so enforce_for_root use_authtok remember=5 retry=3

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5323

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