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V-203778CAT II — Medium severitySV-203778r991587_rule

The operating system must prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.

Rule version SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00225 · STIG v3 · 2026-09-03

Discussion

If the operating system allows the user to select passwords based on dictionary words, then this increases the chances of password compromise by increasing the opportunity for successful guesses and brute-force attacks.

Check

Verify the operating system prevents the use of dictionary words for passwords. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the operating system to prevent the use of dictionary words for passwords.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-203778
Group title
SRG-OS-000480
Rule ID
SV-203778r991587_rule
Check ID
C-3903r375725_chk
Fix ID
F-3903r375726_fix