STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 31 Oct 2023:

The Photon operating system must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.

DISA Rule

SV-258853r933620_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258853

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00225

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000184

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/pam.d/system-password

Configure the pam_pwquality.so line to have the "dictcheck" option set to "1" as follows:

password requisite pam_pwquality.so dcredit=-1 ucredit=-1 lcredit=-1 ocredit=-1 minlen=15 difok=8 enforce_for_root dictcheck=1

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.

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At the command line, run the following command to verify passwords do not match dictionary words:

# grep '^password.*pam_pwquality.so' /etc/pam.d/system-password

Example result:

password requisite pam_pwquality.so dcredit=-1 ucredit=-1 lcredit=-1 ocredit=-1 minlen=15 difok=8 enforce_for_root dictcheck=1

If the "dictcheck" option is not set to 1, is missing or commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258853

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000184

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command to verify passwords do not match dictionary words:

# grep '^password.*pam_pwquality.so' /etc/pam.d/system-password

Example result:

password requisite pam_pwquality.so dcredit=-1 ucredit=-1 lcredit=-1 ocredit=-1 minlen=15 difok=8 enforce_for_root dictcheck=1

If the "dictcheck" option is not set to 1, is missing or commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5569