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GEN000680 - The system must require passwords to contain no more than three consecutive repeating characters.
Information
To enforce the use of complex passwords, the number of consecutive repeating characters is limited. Passwords with excessive repeated characters may be more vulnerable to password-guessing attacks.Solution
Edit /etc/default/passwd and set MAXREPEATS to 3.See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_SPARC_V2R4_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG Solaris 10 SPARC v2r4
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-226464r603265_rule, STIG-ID|GEN000680, STIG-Legacy|SV-27126, STIG-Legacy|V-11975, Vuln-ID|V-226464
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 885599003106b34f994b53e6ce33fe4102cf6965c48a6499f9d61e72a3beb594