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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 numeric character be used.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-217401 F5BI-DM-000115 SV-217401r557520_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
F5 BIG-IP Device Management 11.x Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-09-28

Details

Check Text ( C-18626r290757_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 numeric 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 numeric 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 numeric character be used, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-18624r290758_fix)
Configure the BIG-IP appliance to use a properly configured authentication server to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.