Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-67607 | AOSX-11-000590 | SV-82097r1_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 OS X 10.11 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2017-07-11 |
Check Text ( C-68173r1_chk ) |
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To check the currently applied policies for password and accounts, use the following command: /usr/bin/sudo /usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep minLength The parameter minLength should be "15". If it is less than "15", this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-73721r1_fix) |
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This setting is enforced using the "Passcode Policy" configuration profile. Note: Updates to password restrictions must be thoroughly evaluated in a test environment. Mistakes in configuration may block password change and local user creation operations, as well as, lock out all local users, including administrators. |