STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 30 Jan 2025:

The Photon operating system must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.

DISA Rule

SV-256524r991561_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256524

Group Title

SRG-OS-000266-GPOS-00101

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000050

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/pam.d/system-password

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

Note: On vCenter appliances, the equivalent file must be edited under "/etc/applmgmt/appliance", if one exists, for the changes to persist after a reboot.

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command:

# grep pam_cracklib /etc/pam.d/system-password|grep --color=always "ocredit=.."

Expected result:

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

If the output does not include ocredit= <= -1, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256524

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000050

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command:

# grep pam_cracklib /etc/pam.d/system-password|grep --color=always "ocredit=.."

Expected result:

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

If the output does not include ocredit= <= -1, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5520