clarify the unix-def:password_test and the unix-def:shadow_test documentation

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@djhaynes commented on Mon Apr 22 2013

There have been a few threads bringing up concerns with the existing unix-def:password_test and unix-def:shadow_test. To address this, it may just require documentation updates or it could require the development of new tests (e.g. a test for checking user accounts on UNIX systems). In doing so, we should make sure that we do not break any existing content that may already use the unix-def:password_test and unix-def:shadow_test.

Please see the following oval-developer-list posts for additional information.

http://making-security-measurable.1364806.n2.nabble.com/unix-password-and-unix-shadow-on-MacOS-X-tp7578477.html

http://making-security-measurable.1364806.n2.nabble.com/unix-password-test-tp7579458.html

http://making-security-measurable.1364806.n2.nabble.com/Does-ovaldi-implement-ObjectType-entity-var-check-tp7578413p7578426.html (search for "Potential issues with OVAL regarding UNIX and external authentication sources")

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@djhaynes commented on Mon Sep 23 2013

Based on further community discussion (http://making-security-measurable.1364806.n2.nabble.com/Documentation-update-for-unix-password-shadow-tests-tp7581069.html), we are going to hold off on making any changes to the password_test and shadow_test documentation until we make further progress with the generic UNIX account test (OVALProject/Sandbox#104). As a result, this tracker has been deferred to a later OVAL 5.11 draft.

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@solind commented on Tue Aug 30 2016

Punting to 5.12.