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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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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Published
Clock icon May 17, 2019

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  1. Challenge

    Configure a Password Complexity Policy

    1. To create the password requirements in the policy, we need to edit the /etc/security/pwquality.conf file and include the following:
    minlen = 12  
    maxrepeat = 2  
    minclass = 4  
    ucredit = -3  
    dcredit = -3  
    badword = password, pass, word  
    
  2. Challenge

    Put the Password Complexity Policy into Effect

    1. In order to put the new policy into effect, we need to add the following line to the /etc/pam.d/passwd file:
    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.

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