STIGQter: STIG Summary: Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 22 Jan 2021:

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

DISA Rule

SV-226461r603265_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-226461

Group Title

SRG-OS-000069

Rule Version

GEN000600

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000192 - The information system enforces password complexity by the minimum number of upper case characters used.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Edit /etc/default/passwd and set the MINUPPER setting to at least 1.

Check Contents

Check the MINUPPER setting.
# egrep MINUPPER /etc/default/passwd
If MINUPPER is not set to 1 or more, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-226461

Documentable

False

Rule Version

GEN000600

Severity Override Guidance

Check the MINUPPER setting.
# egrep MINUPPER /etc/default/passwd
If MINUPPER is not set to 1 or more, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4060

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