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


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-216327 SOL-11.1-040070 SV-216327r603267_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 2022-11-18

Details

Check Text ( C-17563r371069_chk )
Check the MINUPPER setting.

# grep ^MINUPPER /etc/default/passwd

If MINUPPER is not set to 1 or more, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-17561r371070_fix)
The root role is required.
# pfedit /etc/default/passwd

Locate the line containing:

MINUPPER

Change the line to read:

MINUPPER=1