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Assessment Title
Rule Text
Amazon Linux 2023 must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.
Description
Discussion Text
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. If Amazon Linux 2023 allows the user to select passwords based on dictionary words, this increases the chances of password compromise by increasing the opportunity for successful guesses, and brute-force attacks.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00225, SRG-OS-000710-GPOS-00160
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00225, SRG-OS-000710-GPOS-00160
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