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Bug 809370 - request for additional pam_cracklib checks
Summary: request for additional pam_cracklib checks
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: pam
Version: 6.1
Hardware: All
OS: All
urgent
high
Target Milestone: rc
: ---
Assignee: Tomas Mraz
QA Contact: BaseOS QE Security Team
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On: 673398
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-04-03 08:24 UTC by RHEL Program Management
Modified: 2012-04-16 05:38 UTC (History)
11 users (show)

Fixed In Version: pam-1.1.1-10.el6_2.1
Doc Type: Enhancement
Doc Text:
The pam_cracklib is a PAM module for password-quality checking used by various applications. With this update, the pam_cracklib module has been improved with additional password-quality checks. The pam_cracklib module now allows to check whether a new password contains the words from the GECOS field from entries in the "/etc/passwd" file. The GECOS field is used to store additional information about the user, such as the user's full name or a phone number, which could be used by an attacker for an attempt to crack the password. The pam_cracklib module now also allows to specify the maximum allowed number of consecutive characters of the same class (lowercase, uppercase, number and special characters) in a password.
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Last Closed: 2012-04-16 05:38:12 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHEA-2012:0482 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE pam enhancement update 2012-04-16 09:36:33 UTC

Description RHEL Program Management 2012-04-03 08:24:23 UTC 
This bug has been copied from bug #673398 and has been proposed
to be backported to 6.2 z-stream (EUS).
Comment 6 Miroslav Svoboda 2012-04-13 10:45:47 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
The pam_cracklib is a PAM module for password-quality checking used by various applications. With this update, the pam_cracklib module has been improved with additional password-quality checks. The pam_cracklib module now allows to check whether a new password contains the words from the GECOS field from entries in the "/etc/passwd" file. The GECOS field is used to store additional information about the user, such as the user's full name or a phone number, and these information could be used by an attacker for an attempt to crack the password. The pam_cracklib module now also allows to specify the maximum allowed number of consecutive characters of the same class (lowercase, uppercase, number and special characters) in a password.
Comment 7 Miroslav Svoboda 2012-04-13 10:48:35 UTC 
    Technical note updated. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    Diffed Contents:
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-The pam_cracklib is a PAM module for password-quality checking used by various applications. With this update, the pam_cracklib module has been improved with additional password-quality checks. The pam_cracklib module now allows to check whether a new password contains the words from the GECOS field from entries in the "/etc/passwd" file. The GECOS field is used to store additional information about the user, such as the user's full name or a phone number, and these information could be used by an attacker for an attempt to crack the password. The pam_cracklib module now also allows to specify the maximum allowed number of consecutive characters of the same class (lowercase, uppercase, number and special characters) in a password.+The pam_cracklib is a PAM module for password-quality checking used by various applications. With this update, the pam_cracklib module has been improved with additional password-quality checks. The pam_cracklib module now allows to check whether a new password contains the words from the GECOS field from entries in the "/etc/passwd" file. The GECOS field is used to store additional information about the user, such as the user's full name or a phone number, which could be used by an attacker for an attempt to crack the password. The pam_cracklib module now also allows to specify the maximum allowed number of consecutive characters of the same class (lowercase, uppercase, number and special characters) in a password.
Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2012-04-16 05:38:12 UTC 
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2012-0482.html
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