RHEL 8 must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-230377 | RHEL-08-020300 | SV-230377r1017188_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| If RHEL 8 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 | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-230377r1017188_chk)
Verify RHEL 8 prevents the use of dictionary words for passwords.
Determine if the field "dictcheck" is set with the following command:
$ sudo grep -r dictcheck /etc/security/pwquality.conf*
/etc/security/pwquality.conf:dictcheck=1
If the "dictcheck" parameter is not set to "1", or is commented out, this is a finding.
If conflicting results are returned, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-33021r858788_fix)
Configure RHEL 8 to prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.
Add or update the following line in the "/etc/security/pwquality.conf" file or a configuration file in the /etc/pwquality.conf.d/ directory to contain the "dictcheck" parameter:
dictcheck=1
Remove any configurations that conflict with the above value.