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 system-auth file.

DISA Rule

SV-282738r1201194_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-282738

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

TOSS-05-000335

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

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

Add the following line to the "/etc/pam.d/system-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 "system-auth" file using the following command:

$ cat /etc/pam.d/system-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-282738

Documentable

False

Rule Version

TOSS-05-000335

Severity Override Guidance

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

$ cat /etc/pam.d/system-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