Check: PHTN-67-000030
VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS STIG:
PHTN-67-000030
(in versions v1 r6 through v1 r1)
Title
The Photon operating system must ensure old passwords are being stored. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. If the information system or application allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the end result is a password that is not changed as per policy requirements.
Check Content
At the command line, execute the following command: # ls -al /etc/security/opasswd If "/etc/security/opasswd" does not exist, this is a finding.
Fix Text
At the command line, execute the following commands: # touch /etc/security/opasswd # chown root:root /etc/security/opasswd # chmod 0600 /etc/security/opasswd
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-239102r675114_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-239102
Group Title: SRG-OS-000077-GPOS-00045
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000200 |
The information system prohibits password reuse for the organization-defined number of generations. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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IA-5 (1) |
Password-Based Authentication |