The operating system must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-203634	SRG-OS-000078-GPOS-00046	SV-203634r557628_rule		Medium

Description
The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. 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. Use of more characters in a password helps to exponentially increase the time and/or resources required to compromise the password.

Description

The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. 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. Use of more characters in a password helps to exponentially increase the time and/or resources required to compromise the password.

STIG	Date
General Purpose Operating System Security Requirements Guide	2023-05-17

Details

Check Text ( C-3759r557626_chk )
Verify the operating system enforces a minimum 15-character password length. If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-3759r557627_fix)
Configure the operating system to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.