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


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-56689 SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037 SV-70949r1_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.
STIG Date
General Purpose Operating System SRG 2019-07-01

Details

Check Text ( C-57259r1_chk )
Verify the operating system enforces password complexity by requiring that at least one upper-case character be used. If it does not, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-61585r1_fix)
Configure the operating system to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one upper-case character be used.