If multifactor authentication is not supported and passwords must be used, the DBN-6300 must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-76969	DBNW-DM-000060	SV-91665r1_rule		Medium

Description

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
DBN-6300 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-09-15

Details

Check Text ( C-76595r1_chk )
To see if the system requires password complexity attempt to change your password to a non-conforming password. If the user is able to change their password without meeting the requirement, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-83665r1_fix)
Set the password-complexity variable within the DBN-6300 through the CLI. This value is set with the following registry entry in the CLI: reg set /sysconfig/auth/01 {"stores": {"local": {"policies": {"passwordQuality": {"owasp": {"enable": true,"allowPassphrases": false }}}}}}