The HP FlexFabric Switch must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-66203	HFFS-ND-000053	SV-80693r1_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, 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
HP FlexFabric Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-06-03

Details

Check Text ( C-66849r1_chk )

Determine if the HP FlexFabric Switch or its associated authentication server enforces a minimum 15-character password length. [HP] display password-control Global password control configurations: Password control: Enabled Password aging: Enabled (90 days) Password length: Enabled (15 characters) If the HP FlexFabric Switch or its associated authentication server does not enforce a minimum 15-character password length, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-72279r1_fix)
Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch or its associated authentication server to enforce a minimum 15-character password length. [HP] password-control enable [HP] password-control length 15