The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that when passwords are changed or new passwords are established, the new password must contain at least one lower-case character.

Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks.

Password complexity is one of several factors that determines how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that must be tested before the password is compromised.

Note: The value to require a number of lower-case characters to be set is expressed as a negative number in "/etc/security/pwquality.conf".

Check the value for "lcredit" in "/etc/security/pwquality.conf" with the following command:

# grep lcredit /etc/security/pwquality.conf lcredit = -1

If the value of "lcredit" is not set to a negative value, this is a finding.

Configure the system to require at least one lower-case character when creating or changing a password.

Add or modify the following line in "/etc/security/pwquality.conf":

lcredit = -1