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


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22305 GEN000610 SV-25952r1_rule IAIA-1 IAIA-2 Medium
Description
To enforce the use of complex passwords, minimum numbers of characters of different classes are mandated. The use of complex passwords reduces the ability of attackers to successfully obtain valid passwords using guessing or exhaustive search techniques. Complexity requirements increase the password search space by requiring users to construct passwords from a larger character set than they may otherwise use.
STIG Date
UNIX SRG 2013-03-26

Details

Check Text ( C-29096r1_chk )
Determine if the system requires at least one lowercase alphabetic character for passwords. If it does not, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-26095r1_fix)
Configure the system to require at least one lowercase alphabetic character for passwords.