Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V3 · R7

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

The system must require passwords to contain at least one numeric character.

Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The system must require passwords to contain at least one numeric character.

Description

Discussion Text

Complex passwords can reduce the likelihood of success of automated password-guessing attacks.

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Objective

V-216094

Rule

SV-216094r1016289_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

SOL-11.1-040090

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check the MINDIGIT setting.

# grep ^MINDIGIT /etc/default/passwd

If the MINDIGIT setting is less than one, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

The root role is required.

# pfedit /etc/default/passwd 

Locate the line containing: 

MINDIGIT

Change the line to read:

MINDIGIT=1

STIG check 67 of 214 in the Solaris 11 X86 STIG checklist

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