The system must require passwords to contain at least one special character.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Complex passwords can reduce the likelihood of success of automated password-guessing attacks.
- ID
- SV-216330r1016275_rule
- Version
- SOL-11.1-040100
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
The root role is required.
# pfedit /etc/default/passwd a
Locate the line containing:
MINSPECIAL