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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-203676	SRG-OS-000266-GPOS-00101	SV-203676r379249_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 in determining 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. Special characters are those characters that are not alphanumeric. Examples include: ~ ! @ # $ % ^ *.

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 in determining 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. Special characters are those characters that are not alphanumeric. Examples include: ~ ! @ # $ % ^ *.

STIG	Date
General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide	2021-10-05

Details

Check Text ( C-3801r374915_chk )
Verify the operating system enforces password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-3801r374916_fix)
Configure the operating system to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.