SSMC must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-255241	SSMC-OS-010070	SV-255241r986299_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
HPE 3PAR SSMC Operating System Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-05-30

Details

Check Text ( C-58854r869871_chk )
To verify that the 15-character minimum password length policy is set, do the following: 1. Log on to SSMC appliance as ssmcadmin. Press "X" to escape to shell. 2. Execute the following command: $ sudo /ssmc/bin/config_security.sh -o long_password_policy -a status Long password policy is enabled If the status does not read "enabled", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-58798r869872_fix)
To enable and enforce the 15-character minimum password length policy, do the following: 1. Log on to SSMC appliance as ssmcadmin. Press "X" to escape to general bash shell. 2. Execute the following command: $ sudo /ssmc/bin/config_security.sh -o long_password_policy -a enable -f Note: ssmcaudit user should be disabled before executing this fix procedure.