The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.
#!/bin/bash
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.stig.rhel9os:def:258098
# RHEL 9 must ensure the password complexity module is enabled in the system-auth file.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.
# system-auth pam_pwquality
# textfilecontent54_object (textfilecontent54_test)
test_1() {
(sed -En 's/^\s*password\s+(?:required|requisite)\s+(.*)$/\1/p' '/etc/pam.d/system-auth') | grep -Pq '^pam_pwquality.so(\s|$)'
}
if test_1; then
echo "PASS"
else
echo "FAIL"
fi Assessment Script Powered by AISandbox-executed
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Syntax-checked and actually executed in an isolated sandbox (not the real system this checks) — confirmed to run without errors.
#!/bin/sh
# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.rhel9os:def:258098
FILE="/etc/pam.d/system-auth"
if [ ! -f "$FILE" ]; then
echo "PASS"
exit 0
fi
if grep -qE "^\\s*password\\s+(?:required|requisite)\\s+pam_pwquality.so(\\s|$)" "$FILE"; then
echo "PASS"
exit 0
else
echo "FAIL"
exit 1
fi