SLEM 5 must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-261381 | SLEM-05-611030 | SV-261381r996574_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| If SLEM 5 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 | |||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-261381r996574_chk)
Verify SLEM 5 prevents the use of dictionary words for passwords with the following command:
> grep pam_cracklib.so /etc/pam.d/common-password
password requisite pam_cracklib.so
If the second column value is different from "requisite", the line is commented out, or the line is missing, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-65018r996009_fix)
Configure SLEM 5 to prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.
Edit "/etc/pam.d/common-password" and add the following line:
password requisite pam_cracklib.so