STIGQter: STIG Summary: General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide Version: 3 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 28 Oct 2025:

The operating system must, for password-based authentication, verify when users create or update passwords the passwords are not found on the list of commonly-used, expected, or compromised passwords in IA-5 (1) (a).

DISA Rule

SV-263653r982229_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-263653

Group Title

SRG-OS-000710

Rule Version

SRG-OS-000710-GPOS-00160

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-004061 - For password-based authentication, verify when users create or update passwords, that the passwords are not found on the list of commonly-used, expected, or compromised passwords in IA-5 (1) (a).

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the operating system to verify when users create or update passwords the passwords are not found on the list of commonly-used, expected, or compromised passwords in IA-5 (1) (a) for password-based authentication.

Check Contents

Verify the operating system is configured to, for password-based authentication, verify when users create or update passwords the passwords are not found on the list of commonly-used, expected, or compromised passwords in IA-5 (1) (a).

If the operating system is not configured to, for password-based authentication, verify when users create or update passwords the passwords are not found on the list of commonly-used, expected, or compromised passwords in IA-5 (1) (a), this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-263653

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SRG-OS-000710-GPOS-00160

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the operating system is configured to, for password-based authentication, verify when users create or update passwords the passwords are not found on the list of commonly-used, expected, or compromised passwords in IA-5 (1) (a).

If the operating system is not configured to, for password-based authentication, verify when users create or update passwords the passwords are not found on the list of commonly-used, expected, or compromised passwords in IA-5 (1) (a), this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2895