0001-DISA-FSO-requested-updates-to-RHEL6-input-system-acc.patch
From 5a65f36a7e4a84280821d2752902d65fbf8a379b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shawn Wells<shawn(a)redhat.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2012 15:55:55 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] DISA FSO requested updates to RHEL6/input/system/accounts/pam.xml
DISA FSO requested updates to RHEL6/input/system/accounts/pam.xml
Tickethttps://fedorahosted.org/scap-security-guide/ticket/140
Thanks for the copy editing!
---
RHEL6/input/system/accounts/pam.xml | 14 +++++++-------
1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/RHEL6/input/system/accounts/pam.xml b/RHEL6/input/system/accounts/pam.xml
index 1fcf906..ba9a285 100644
--- a/RHEL6/input/system/accounts/pam.xml
+++ b/RHEL6/input/system/accounts/pam.xml
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ The DoD requirement is 4.
To check how many characters must differ during a password change, run the following
command:
<pre>$ grep pam_cracklib /etc/pam.d/system-auth</pre>
The <tt>difok</tt> parameter will indicate how many characters must
differ.
-The DoD requires 4 character differ during a password change.
+The DoD requires four characters differ during a password change.
This would appear as <tt>difok=4</tt>.
</ocil>
<rationale>
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ line which refers to the <tt>pam_unix.so</tt> module, as
shown:
<pre>password sufficient pam_unix.so <i>existing_options</i>
remember=24</pre>
The DoD requirement is 24 passwords.</description>
<ocil clause="it does not">
-To verify that the password reuse setting is compliant, run the following command:
+To verify the password reuse setting is compliant, run the following command:
<pre>$ grep remember /etc/pam.d/system-auth</pre>
The output should show the following at the end of the line:
<pre>remember=24</pre>
@@ -428,9 +428,9 @@ locations.</description>
In <tt>/etc/pam.d/system-auth</tt>, the <tt>password</tt>
section of
the file controls which PAM modules execute during a password change.
Set the <tt>pam_unix.so</tt> module in the
-<tt>password</tt> section to include the argument
<tt>sha512</tt>, as shown here:
+<tt>password</tt> section to include the argument
<tt>sha512</tt>, as shown below:
<pre>password sufficient pam_unix.so sha512 <i>other
arguments...</i></pre>
-This will help ensure that when local users change their passwords, hashes for the new
+This will help ensure when local users change their passwords, hashes for the new
passwords will be generated using the SHA-512 algorithm.
This is the default.
</description>
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ Using a stronger hashing algorithm makes password cracking attacks
more difficul
<title>Set Password Hashing Algorithm in /etc/login.defs</title>
<description>
In <tt>/etc/login.defs</tt>, add or correct the following line to ensure
-that the system will use SHA-512 as the hashing algorithm:
+the system will use SHA-512 as the hashing algorithm:
<pre>ENCRYPT_METHOD SHA512</pre>
</description>
<ocil clause="it does not">
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ Using a stronger hashing algorithm makes password cracking attacks
more difficul
<Rule id="set_password_hashing_algorithm_libuserconf"
severity="medium">
<title>Set Password Hashing Algorithm in /etc/libuser.conf</title>
<description>
-In <tt>/etc/libuser.conf</tt>, add or correct the the following line in its
-<tt>[defaults]</tt> section to ensure that the system will use the SHA-512
+In <tt>/etc/libuser.conf</tt>, add or correct the following line in its
+<tt>[defaults]</tt> section to ensure the system will use the SHA-512
algorithm for password hashing:
<pre>crypt_style = sha512</pre>
</description>
-- 1.7.1
Ack & pushed.
The delta between original DISA FSO patch and version above is the ": to
." lines were not applied. Kept language rewording. Thanks for the
editing FSO!
-Shawn