DISA STIGS Viewer

The system must require passwords to contain at least one numeric character.

Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-216094 SOL-11.1-040090 SV-216094r1016289_rule   Medium
Description
Complex passwords can reduce the likelihood of success of automated password-guessing attacks.
STIG Date
Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-11-25

Details

Check Text (C-17332r986438_chk)
Check the MINDIGIT setting.

# grep ^MINDIGIT /etc/default/passwd

If the MINDIGIT setting is less than one, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-17330r986439_fix)
The root role is required.

# pfedit /etc/default/passwd

Locate the line containing:

MINDIGIT

Change the line to read:

MINDIGIT=1