V-216096

CAT III (Low)

The system must require passwords to contain no more than three consecutive repeating characters.

Rule ID

SV-216096r959010_rule

STIG

Version

V3R5

CCIs

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

Check the MAXREPEATS setting.

# grep ^MAXREPEATS /etc/default/passwd

If the MAXREPEATS setting is greater than 3, this is a finding.

The root role is required.
# pfedit /etc/default/passwd 

Locate the line containing:

MAXREPEATS

Change the line to read: 

MAXREPEATS=3