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The operating system must enforce password complexity requiring that at least one lowercase character is used.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-216328 SOL-11.1-040080 SV-216328r603267_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-17564r371072_chk )
Check the MINLOWER setting.

# grep ^MINLOWER /etc/default/passwd

If MINLOWER is not set to 1 or more, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-17562r371073_fix)
The root role is required.
# pfedit /etc/default/passwd

Locate the line containing:

MINLOWER

Change the line to read:

MINLOWER=1