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Configure a Password Complexity Policy
In this lab, we will create a password complexity policy that will require users to enter a password that meets our defined password requirements when creating a new password. Password policies help us guarantee passwords used on our systems are secure passwords. *This course is not approved or sponsored by Red Hat.*
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Challenge
Configure a Password Complexity Policy
- To create the password requirements in the policy, we need to edit the
/etc/security/pwquality.conffile and include the following:
minlen = 12 maxrepeat = 2 minclass = 4 ucredit = -3 dcredit = -3 badword = password, pass, word - To create the password requirements in the policy, we need to edit the
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Challenge
Put the Password Complexity Policy into Effect
- In order to put the new policy into effect, we need to add the following line to the
/etc/pam.d/passwdfile:
password required pam_pwquality.so retry=3- This line should be inserted as the first line with the word "password", the third uncommented line in the default configuration of the file.
- In order to put the new policy into effect, we need to add the following line to the
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