The macOS system must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-252520	APPL-12-003007	SV-252520r816374_rule		Medium

Description
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.

Description

Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.

STIG	Date
Apple macOS 12 (Monterey) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-08-28

Details

Check Text ( C-55976r816372_chk )
To check the currently applied policies for passwords and accounts, use the following command: /usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType \| /usr/bin/grep requireAlphanumeric If the return is not "requireAlphanumeric = 1", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-55926r816373_fix)
This setting is enforced using the "Passcode Policy" configuration profile.