Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-74011 | CISR-ND-000055 | SV-88685r2_rule | Medium |
Description |
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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 shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. 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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Cisco IOS XE Release 3 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2018-03-08 |
Check Text ( C-74097r3_chk ) |
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Verify that the Cisco IOS XE router enforces a minimum password length of "15" characters. The configuration should look similar to the example below: aaa common-criteria policy min-length 15 If a minimum password length of "15" characters is not enforced, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-80553r2_fix) |
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Use the following commands to configure minimum password length: aaa common-criteria policy min-length 15 |