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The Google Search Appliance must support DoD requirements to enforce minimum password length.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-60773 GSAP-00-000525 SV-75225r1_rule Medium
Description
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 is, 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
Google Search Appliance Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-07-07

Details

Check Text ( C-61695r1_chk )
Open the GSA Web Admin Console at https::8443.

Login to the GSA management interface.

Navigate to "Administration", select "User Accounts".

Under "Other Settings" - If "Use strict password checking" is checked, this is not a finding.
Fix Text (F-66453r1_fix)
Open the GSA Web Admin Console at https::8443.

Login to the GSA management interface.

Navigate to "Administration", select "User Accounts".

Under "Other Settings" - Enable option "Use strict password checking".

Click Save.