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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-47991 SOL-11.1-040100 SV-60863r1_rule Medium
Description
Complex passwords can reduce the likelihood of success of automated password-guessing attacks.
STIG Date
Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-07-28

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-51603r1_fix)
The root role is required.
# pfedit /etc/default/passwd a

Locate the line containing:

MINSPECIAL

Change the line to read:

MINSPECIAL=1