Linux - Advanced Password Policies with PAM

Builds upon the previous video to develop more advanced password policies via PAM configuration. While not related to PAM, this video covers setting password inactivity period at the system level which was omitted from the previous password video.
0:00 Intro
1:06 Non-PAM demo of setting password inactivity timer
3:26 Configuring password history with PAM module pam_pwhistory
4:55 Password history configuration file changes
6:30 Verify password history enforcement
7:26 Configuring password complexity requirements with PAM module pam_pwquality
7:48 Install required package
8:00 Password complexity configuration file changes
9:00 pwquality module arguments
9:32 Verify complexity requirement enforcement
10:31 Quick demo of default dictionary check settings applied by pam_pwquality
11:08 Configuring account lockout with pam_faillock
11:52 Configuring account lockout with PAM module pam_faillock
14:15 Verify account lockout enforcement
14:42 Check faillock status/unlock account
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[@pravinkumarone]

got to learn a little more about passwd and users in linux. Thanks for sharing