NixOS must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Use of 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.
- ID
- SV-268126r1039266_rule
- Version
- ANIX-00-000730
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure NixOS to enforce password complexity.
Add/modify /etc/nixos/configuration.nix to include the following lines:
environment.etc."/security/pwquality.conf".text = ''
ucredit=-1