The system must require passwords to contain at least one special character.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-216095 | SRG-OS-000266 | SOL-11.1-040100 | SV-216095r1016290_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 MINSPECIAL setting. # grep ^MINSPECIAL /etc/default/passwd If the MINSPECIAL setting is less than one, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| The root role is required. # pfedit /etc/default/passwd a Locate the line containing: MINSPECIAL Change the line to read: MINSPECIAL=1 |