Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-74019 | CISR-ND-000060 | SV-88693r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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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 factor of several that determine how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. |
STIG | Date |
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Cisco IOS XE Release 3 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2017-10-02 |
Check Text ( C-74107r2_chk ) |
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Verify that the Cisco ISR 4000 Series router is configured to use complex passwords. The configuration should look similar to the example below: aaa common-criteria policy PASSWORD_POLICY min-length 15 numeric-count 1 upper-case 1 lower-case 1 special-case 1 If the use of complex passwords is not configured, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-80561r2_fix) |
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Use the following commands to configure password complexity: aaa common-criteria policy PASSWORD_POLICY min-length 15 numeric-count 1 upper-case 1 lower-case 1 special-case 1 |