Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-252523 | APPL-12-003010 | SV-252523r816383_rule | Medium |
Description |
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The minimum password length must be set to 15 characters. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password length is one factor of several that helps to determine strength and how long it takes to crack a password. The use of more characters in a password helps to exponentially increase the time and/or resources required to compromise the password. |
STIG | Date |
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Apple macOS 12 (Monterey) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-08-28 |
Check Text ( C-55979r816381_chk ) |
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To check the currently applied policies for passwords and accounts, use the following command: /usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep minLength If the return is null or not "minLength = 15", this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-55929r816382_fix) |
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This setting is enforced using the "Passcode Policy" configuration profile. |