STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 10 must enforce password complexity by requiring at least one special character to be used.

DISA Rule

SV-281182r1195424_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281182

Group Title

SRG-OS-000266-GPOS-00101

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600230

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-004066 - For password-based authentication, enforce organization-defined composition and complexity rules.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used by setting the "ocredit" option.

Add or update the following line in the "/etc/security/pwquality.conf" file or a configuration file in the "/etc/security/pwquality.conf.d/" directory to contain the "ocredit" parameter:

ocredit = -1

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 enforces password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used with the following command:

$ sudo grep -s ocredit /etc/security/pwquality.conf /etc/security/pwquality.conf.d/*.conf
/etc/security/pwquality.conf:# ocredit = 0

If the value of "ocredit" is a positive number or is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281182

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600230

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 enforces password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used with the following command:

$ sudo grep -s ocredit /etc/security/pwquality.conf /etc/security/pwquality.conf.d/*.conf
/etc/security/pwquality.conf:# ocredit = 0

If the value of "ocredit" is a positive number or is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5733