The device minimum password/passcode length must be set.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-25016	WIR-MOS-iOS-G-011	SV-32026r3_rule	ECWN-1 IAIA-1	Medium

Description
Sensitive DoD data could be compromised if a device unlock password/passcode is not set to required length on DoD CMDs.

STIG	Date
Apple iOS6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-10-07

Details

Check Text ( C-32252r7_chk )
1. Make a list of all iOS security policies listed on the MDM server that have been assigned to iOS devices and review each policy. 2. Select each security policy iOS devices are assigned to, and in turn, verify the required settings are in the policy. Verify "Minimum length of" is set to 8 or more in the iOS security policy. Mark as a finding if the required rule is not set up on the MDM server. Note: If there is a finding, note the name of the policy in the Findings Details section in VMS/Component Provided Tracking Database.

Check Text ( C-32252r7_chk )

1. Make a list of all iOS security policies listed on the MDM server that have been assigned to iOS devices and review each policy.
2. Select each security policy iOS devices are assigned to, and in turn, verify the required settings are in the policy. Verify "Minimum length of" is set to 8 or more in the iOS security policy.

Mark as a finding if the required rule is not set up on the MDM server.

Note: If there is a finding, note the name of the policy in the Findings Details section in VMS/Component Provided Tracking Database.

Fix Text (F-27687r5_fix)
Configure the mobile operating system to enforce a minimum length for the device unlock password. Where a security container application is used in lieu of mobile operating system protections, configure the security container application to enforce a minimum length password for entry into the application.