Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-219173 | UBTU-18-010101 | SV-219173r610963_rule | Low |
Description |
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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 |
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Canonical Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2020-12-09 |
Check Text ( C-20898r304847_chk ) |
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Verify the Ubuntu operating system enforces password complexity by requiring that at least one lower-case character be used. Determine if the field "lcredit" is set in the "/etc/security/pwquality.conf" file with the following command: # grep -i "lcredit" /etc/security/pwquality.conf lcredit=-1 If the "lcredit" parameter is greater than "-1", or is commented out, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-20897r304848_fix) |
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Add or update the "/etc/security/pwquality.conf" file to contain the "lcredit" parameter: lcredit=-1 |