Skip to content

The system must require passwords to contain at least one numeric character.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Complex passwords can reduce the likelihood of success of automated password-guessing attacks.

ID
SV-216094r1016289_rule
Version
SOL-11.1-040090
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

The root role is required.

# pfedit /etc/default/passwd 

Locate the line containing: