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


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-216329 SOL-11.1-040090 SV-216329r603267_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 2021-11-23

Details

Check Text ( C-17565r371075_chk )
Check the MINDIGIT setting.

# grep ^MINDIGIT /etc/default/passwd

If the MINDIGIT setting is less than 1, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-17563r371076_fix)
The root role is required.
# pfedit /etc/default/passwd

Locate the line containing:

MINDIGIT

Change the line to read:

MINDIGIT=1