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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-216095r1016290_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: