TOSS 5 must enforce password complexity rules for the root account.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-282450 | TOSS-05-000338 | SV-282450r1200330_rule | CCI-004066 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Using a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that must be tested before the password is compromised. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-04-01 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-282450r1200330_chk)
Verify TOSS 5 enforces password complexity rules for the root account.
Check if root user is required to use complex passwords using the following command:
$ grep enforce_for_root /etc/security/pwquality.conf /etc/security/pwquality.conf/*.conf
/etc/security/pwquality.conf:enforce_for_root
If "enforce_for_root" is commented or missing, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-86916r1200329_fix)
Configure TOSS 5 to enforce password complexity on the root account.
Add or update the following line in "/etc/security/pwquality.conf":
enforce_for_root