Operating System Security Guidelines; Network Switches And Ports - Oracle X5-2 Security Manual

Operating System Security Guidelines

Do not create passwords that contain a word or string that is easily discovered by a simple
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Internet search.
Do not allow users to reuse the same password across multiple systems.
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Do not allow users to reuse old passwords.
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Change passwords on a regular basis. This helps to prevent malicious activity and ensures that
passwords adhere to current password policies.
Operating System Security Guidelines
Refer to Oracle operating system (OS) documents for information on:
How to use security features when configuring your systems
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How to operate securely when you add applications and users to a system
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How to protect network-based applications
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Security Guide documents for supported Oracle operating systems are part of the
documentation library for the operating system. To find the Security Guide document for an
Oracle operating system, go to the Oracle operating system documentation library:
Operating System
Oracle Solaris OS
Oracle Linux OS
Oracle VM
For information on operating systems from other vendors, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux,
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Microsoft Windows, and VMware ESXi, refer to the vendor's
documentation.

Network Switches and Ports

Network switches offer different levels of port security features. Refer to the switch
documentation to learn how to do the following:
Use authentication, authorization, and accounting features for local and remote access to the
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switch.
Change every password on network switches that might have multiple user accounts and
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passwords by default.
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