Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-215219 | AIX7-00-001122 | SV-215219r508663_rule | High |
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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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-05-17 |
Check Text ( C-16417r294108_chk ) |
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From the command prompt, run the following command to check the system default "mindigit" attribute value: # lssec -f /etc/security/user -s default -a mindigit default mindigit=1 If the default "mindigit" value is not set, or its value is less than "1", this is a finding. From the command prompt, run the following command to check mindigit attribute value for all accounts: # lsuser -a mindigit ALL root mindigit=1 user2 mindigit=2 If any user's "mindigit" value is less than "1", this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-16415r294109_fix) |
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From the command prompt, run the following command to set "mindigit=1" for the default stanza in "/etc/security/user": # chsec -f /etc/security/user -s default -a mindigit=1 For each user who has "mindigit=0" set its "mindigit" to "1" by running the following command from command prompt: # chsec -f /etc/security/user -s [user_name] -a mindigit=1 |