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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-11948	GEN000600	SV-12449r2_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.

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
VMware ESX 3 Server	2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-7925r2_chk )
Determine if at least 1 lowercase letter is required for passwords. If the settings do not enforce at least 1 lower case letter, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-11219r2_fix)
Configure the system to require at least 1 lowercase letter for passwords.