STIGQter: STIG Summary: Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 26 Mar 2026:

TOSS 5 must ensure the password complexity module is enabled in the password-auth file.

DISA Rule

SV-282446r1200318_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-282446

Group Title

SRG-OS-000069-GPOS-00037

Rule Version

TOSS-05-000334

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

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

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure TOSS 5 to use "pwquality" to enforce password complexity rules.

Add the following line to the "/etc/pam.d/password-auth" file (or modify the line to have the required value):

password required pam_pwquality.so

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Verify TOSS 5 uses "pwquality" to enforce the password complexity rules in the "password-auth" file using the following command:

$ cat /etc/pam.d/password-auth | grep pam_pwquality

password required pam_pwquality.so

If the command does not return a line containing the value "pam_pwquality.so", or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-282446

Documentable

False

Rule Version

TOSS-05-000334

Severity Override Guidance

Verify TOSS 5 uses "pwquality" to enforce the password complexity rules in the "password-auth" file using the following command:

$ cat /etc/pam.d/password-auth | grep pam_pwquality

password required pam_pwquality.so

If the command does not return a line containing the value "pam_pwquality.so", or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5738