TOSS must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-253069 | TOSS-04-040140 | SV-253069r1016317_rule | CCI-004066 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password length is one factor of several that helps to determine strength and how long it takes to crack a password. Use of more characters in a password helps to exponentially increase the time and/or resources required to compromise the password. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 4 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-253069r1016317_chk)
Verify TOSS enforces a minimum 15-character password length. The "minlen" option sets the minimum number of characters in a new password.
Check for the value of the "minlen" option in "/etc/security/pwquality.conf" with the following command:
$ sudo grep minlen /etc/security/pwquality.conf
minlen = 15
If the command does not return a "minlen" value of 15 or greater, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-56472r824878_fix)
Configure TOSS to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
Add the following line to "/etc/security/pwquality.conf" (or modify the line to have the required value):
minlen = 15