Here’s a look at password habits across generations and what we can learn from generational trends in password security. With that in mind, it’s time to find out once and for all which generation is the password champion, who has room for improvement, and what each generation can teach the others. Of course, all generations have spent more time online during the pandemic, so maybe password habits have shifted a bit during the past year.
If the line containing "pam_pwhistory.so" does not have the "remember" module argument set, is commented out, or the value of the "remember" module argument is set to less than "5", this is a finding.Who has the best password habits? Is it Gen Z, our first generation of true digital natives? What about Millennials, who grew up in the analog era but are also very tech-savvy? Where do the latchkey kids of Gen X fit into this equation? And what about our beloved Boomers – are they really as clueless about password security as TV shows and movies would have us believe? RHEL-08-020220 Severity Override Guidance If the line containing "pam_pwhistory.so" does not have the "remember" module argument set, is commented out, or the value of the "remember" module argument is set to less than "5", this is a finding. Password required pam_pwhistory.so use_authtok remember=5 retry=3 $ sudo grep -i remember /etc/pam.d/system-auth /etc/pam.d/password-auth Verify the operating system prohibits password reuse for a minimum of five generations.Ĭheck for the value of the "remember" argument in "/etc/pam.d/system-auth" and "/etc/pam.d/password-auth" with the following command:
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