The macOS system must require passwords contain a minimum of one numeric character.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-259537	SRG-OS-000071-GPOS-00039	APPL-14-003007	SV-259537r1009594_rule	2024-12-04	2

Description
The macOS must be configured to require at least one numeric character be used when a password is created. This rule enforces password complexity by requiring users to set passwords that are less vulnerable to malicious users. Note: The guidance for password-based authentication in NIST 800-53 (Rev 5) and NIST 800-63B state that complexity rules should be organizationally defined. The values defined are based on common complexity values, but an organization may define its own password complexity rules.

Description

The macOS must be configured to require at least one numeric character be used when a password is created. This rule enforces password complexity by requiring users to set passwords that are less vulnerable to malicious users. Note: The guidance for password-based authentication in NIST 800-53 (Rev 5) and NIST 800-63B state that complexity rules should be organizationally defined. The values defined are based on common complexity values, but an organization may define its own password complexity rules.

ℹ️ Check
Verify the macOS system is configured to require passwords contain a minimum of one numeric character with the following command: /usr/bin/pwpolicy -getaccountpolicies 2> /dev/null \| /usr/bin/tail +2 \| /usr/bin/xmllint --xpath '//dict/key[text()="policyIdentifier"]/following-sibling::*[1]/text()' - \| /usr/bin/grep "requireAlphanumeric" -c If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure the macOS system to require passwords contain a minimum of one numeric character by installing the "com.apple.mobiledevice.passwordpolicy" configuration profile.