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

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-216092SOL-11.1-040070SV-216092r1016287_ruleCCI-004066medium
Description
Complex passwords can reduce the likelihood of success of automated password-guessing attacks.
STIGDate
Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-05-13

Related Frameworks

2 mappings across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-10Authenticator Management
0.50
IAC-10.1Password-Based Authentication
0.50
IAC-10.4Automated Support For Password Strength
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (62) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-10Concurrent Session Control
1.00
AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (4) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.5.10
1.00
3.5.7
1.00
3.5.8
1.00
3.5.9
1.00
CCI2 mappings
CCI-000192
1.00
CCI-004066
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-216092r1016287_chk)

Check the MINUPPER setting. # grep ^MINUPPER /etc/default/passwd If MINUPPER is not set to one or more, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-17328r986433_fix)

The root role is required. # pfedit /etc/default/passwd Locate the line containing: MINUPPER Change the line to read: MINUPPER=1