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UBTU-22-611025 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.

DISA STIG library V2R10
All changes in this version
first version loaded CAT II

Maps to IA-5(1) via CCI-004066, CCI-001619

Title

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.

Control

Verify Ubuntu 22.04 LTS enforces password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used by using the following command: $ grep -i ocredit /etc/security/pwquality.conf ocredit = -1 If "ocredit" is greater than "-1", is commented out, or is missing, this is a finding.

Discussion

Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity or strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor in determining how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. Special characters are those characters that are not alphanumeric. Examples include: ~ ! @ # $ % ^ *.

Related controls

CCI-001619, CCI-004066

Fix

Configure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used. Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/security/pwquality.conf" file: ocredit = -1