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.

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-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.