Maximum repeated characters (UNIX)

Module: Password Strength

This check reports agents and users that have set the maximum number of times a character can be repeated in passwords to be greater than a specified maximum number. It also reports agents that have not set a maximum number. This check is available on AIX systems and Solaris 10 only.

The following table lists the error messages for the check.

Table: Error messages for Maximum repeated characters

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: STKU_NO_MAXREPEATS

Category: ESM Error

UNIX (5347)

Title: Invalid maximum number of repeated characters

Description:The listed accounts have not been assigned a proper value for the maximum number of single characters that can be repeated in the user password. Your policy should assign a proper value to increase the overall security of the system.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_NOTSUPPORT_MAXREPEATS

Category: ESM Error

UNIX (5357)

Title: Maximum Number of Repeated Characters not supported

Description:The agent does not support the check for Maximum Number of Repeated Characters.

Severity: green-0

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]