Detections
Analytics
1.82 SOL-11.1-040110
Information
The system must require passwords to contain no more than three consecutive repeating characters.GROUP ID: V-216331
RULE ID: SV-216331r959010
Complex passwords can reduce the likelihood of success of automated password-guessing attacks.
Solution
The root role is required.# pfedit /etc/default/passwd
Locate the line containing:
MAXREPEATS
Change the line to read:
MAXREPEATS=3
See Also
Item Details
Audit Name: CIS Solaris 11 SPARC STIG v1.0.0 CAT III
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-216331r959010_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-040110, Vuln-ID|V-216331
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 545820f5b6aff11ba8a75393c3aff3e3e7df1afd9d8506b9852f69fb06515220