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Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. One method of minimizing this risk is to use complex passwords and periodically change them. If the operating system does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the operating system passwords could be compromised.

Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. One method of minimizing this risk is to use complex passwords and periodically change them. If the operating system does not limit the lifetime of passwords and force users to change their passwords, there is the risk that the operating system passwords could be compromised.

The commands below change password encryption from md5 to sha512 (a much stronger hashing algorithm). All existing accounts will need to perform a password change to upgrade the stored hashes to the new algorithm. Rationale: The SHA-512 algorithm provides much stronger hashing than MD5, thus providing additional protection to the system by increasing the level of effort for an atta ...

Monitor session initiation events. The parameters in this section track changes to the files associated with session events. The file /var/run/utmp file tracks all currently logged in users. The /var/log/wtmp file tracks logins, logouts, shutdown and reboot events. All audit records will be tagged with the identifier "session." The file /var/log/btmp keeps track of failed login attempts and can be ...

The kernel module cramfs should be disabled.

The DNS Suffix Search List machine setting should be configured correctly. Determines the DNS suffixes to attach to an unqualified single-label name before submission of a DNS query for that name. An unqualified single-label name contains no dots, such as "example". This is different from a fully qualified domain name, such as "example.microsoft.com.". With this setting enable ...

This policy setting controls the client Point and Print behavior, including the security prompts for Windows Vista computers. The policy setting applies only to non-Print Administrator clients, and only to computers that are members of a domain. When the policy setting is enabled: -Windows XP and later clients will only download print driver components from a list of explicitly named servers. If ...

action_mail_acct setting in /etc/audit/auditd.conf is set to a certain account

action_mail_acct setting in /etc/audit/auditd.conf is set to a certain account

MSS: (DisableIPSourceRouting) IP source routing protection level (protects against packet spoofing) Counter Measure: Configure the MSS: (DisableIPSourceRouting) IP source routing protection level (protects against packet spoofing) entry to a value of Highest protection, source routing is completely disabled. The possible values for this registry entry are: ? 0, 1, or 2. The default ...


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