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The system must require passwords to contain at least one special character.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-226463 GEN000640 SV-226463r603265_rule Medium
Description
To enforce the use of complex passwords, minimum numbers of characters of different classes are mandated. The use of complex passwords reduces the ability of attackers to successfully obtain valid passwords using guessing or exhaustive search techniques. Complexity requirements increase the password search space by requiring users to construct passwords from a larger character set than they may otherwise use.
STIG Date
Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-09-07

Details

Check Text ( C-28624r482765_chk )
Check the MINSPECIAL setting.
# grep MINSPECIAL /etc/default/passwd
If the MINSPECIAL setting is less than 1, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-28612r482766_fix)
Edit /etc/default/passwd and set MINSPECIAL to 1.