The operating system must enforce password complexity requiring that at least one lowercase character is used.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-216093 | SRG-OS-000070 | SOL-11.1-040080 | SV-216093r1016288_rule | 2024-11-25 | 3 |
| Description |
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| Complex passwords can reduce the likelihood of success of automated password-guessing attacks. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Check the MINLOWER setting. # grep ^MINLOWER /etc/default/passwd If MINLOWER is not set to one or more, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| The root role is required. # pfedit /etc/default/passwd Locate the line containing: MINLOWER Change the line to read: MINLOWER=1 |