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

The system must prohibit the reuse of passwords within five iterations.

DISA Rule

SV-226469r603265_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-226469

Group Title

SRG-OS-000077

Rule Version

GEN000800

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000200 - The information system prohibits password reuse for the organization-defined number of generations.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Edit /etc/default/passwd and set HISTORY to 5.

Check Contents

Check the HISTORY setting.
# grep HISTORY /etc/default/passwd
If HISTORY is not set to 5 or more, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-226469

Documentable

False

Rule Version

GEN000800

Severity Override Guidance

Check the HISTORY setting.
# grep HISTORY /etc/default/passwd
If HISTORY is not set to 5 or more, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4060

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