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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-217402	F5BI-DM-000117	SV-217402r879606_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.

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
F5 BIG-IP Device Management Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-01-26

Details

Check Text ( C-18627r290760_chk )
Verify the BIG-IP appliance is configured to use a properly configured authentication server that enforces password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used. Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> System >> Users >> Authentication. Verify "Authentication: User Directory" is configured for an approved remote authentication server that enforces password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used. If the BIG-IP appliance is not configured to use a properly configured authentication server that enforces password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-18627r290760_chk )

Verify the BIG-IP appliance is configured to use a properly configured authentication server that enforces password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.

Navigate to the BIG-IP System manager >> System >> Users >> Authentication.

Verify "Authentication: User Directory" is configured for an approved remote authentication server that enforces password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.

If the BIG-IP appliance is not configured to use a properly configured authentication server that enforces password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-18625r290761_fix)
Configure the BIG-IP appliance to use a properly configured authentication server to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.