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Assessment Title
Rule Text
The macOS system must require passwords contain a minimum of one special character.
Description
Discussion Text
The macOS must be configured to require at least one special character be used when a password is created.
Special characters are those characters that are not alphanumeric. Examples include: ~ ! @ # $ % ^ *.
This rule enforces password complexity by requiring users to set passwords that are less vulnerable to malicious users.
Note: The guidance for password-based authentication in NIST 800-53 (Rev 5) and NIST 800-63B state that complexity rules should be organizationally defined. The values defined are based on common complexity values, but an organization may define its own password complexity rules.
Special characters are those characters that are not alphanumeric. Examples include: ~ ! @ # $ % ^ *.
This rule enforces password complexity by requiring users to set passwords that are less vulnerable to malicious users.
Note: The guidance for password-based authentication in NIST 800-53 (Rev 5) and NIST 800-63B state that complexity rules should be organizationally defined. The values defined are based on common complexity values, but an organization may define its own password complexity rules.
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