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User passwords must be at least 15 characters in length.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-216089 SOL-11.1-040040 SV-216089r603268_rule Medium
Description
Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing and brute-force attacks. Password length is one factor of several that helps to determine strength and how long it takes to crack a password. The shorter the password is, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. Use of more characters in a password helps to exponentially increase the time and/or resources required to compromise the password.
STIG Date
Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-11-23

Details

Check Text ( C-17327r372649_chk )
Check the system password length setting.

# grep ^PASSLENGTH /etc/default/passwd

If PASSLENGTH is not set to 15 or more, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-17325r372650_fix)
The root role is required.

# pfedit /etc/default/passwd

Locate the line containing:

PASSLENGTH

Change the line to read

PASSLENGTH=15