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.solaris11:def:27
# The system must require passwords to contain no more than three consecutive repeating characters.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.
# Check the system default password MAXREPEATS setting.
# textfilecontent54_object (textfilecontent54_test)
test_1() {
[ "$(sed -En 's/^\s*MAXREPEATS=(\d+)\s*$/\1/p' '/etc/default/passwd')" -le 3 ]
}
if test_1; then
echo "PASS"
else
echo "FAIL"
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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.solaris11:def:27
if [ ! -f "/etc/default/passwd" ]; then echo "PASS"; exit 0; fi
grep -q "^\\s*MAXREPEATS=(\\d+)\\s*$" /etc/default/passwd || { echo "FAIL"; exit 1; }
awk -F'=' '/MAXREPEATS/ { if ($2 <= 3) { echo "PASS"; exit 0; } }' /etc/default/passwd || { echo "FAIL"; exit 1; }