The operating system must enforce password complexity requiring that at least one lowercase character is used.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-216093 | SOL-11.1-040080 | SV-216093r1016288_rule | CCI-004066 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Complex passwords can reduce the likelihood of success of automated password-guessing attacks. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 | |||
Related Frameworks
6 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
IA-5(1)
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1714 mappings
3.5.10
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.7
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.8
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.9
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-004066
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-216093r1016288_chk)
Check the MINLOWER setting.
# grep ^MINLOWER /etc/default/passwd
If MINLOWER is not set to one or more, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-17329r986436_fix)
The root role is required.
# pfedit /etc/default/passwd
Locate the line containing:
MINLOWER
Change the line to read:
MINLOWER=1