IBM Aspera Shares must require password complexity features to be enabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-252601	ASP4-SH-060140	SV-252601r817973_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.

STIG	Date
IBM Aspera Platform 4.2 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-08-24

Details

Check Text ( C-56057r817971_chk )
If the IBM Aspera Shares feature of the Aspera Platform is not installed, this is Not Applicable. Verify IBM Aspera Shares requires password complexity: - Log in to the IBM Aspera Shares web page as a user with administrative privilege. - Select the "Admin" tab. - Scroll down to the "Security" section. - Select the "User Security" option. - Verify the "Require strong passwords" option is checked. If the "Require strong passwords" option is not checked, this is a finding. If the "Require strong passwords" option is checked, downgrade this requirement to a CAT III.

Check Text ( C-56057r817971_chk )

If the IBM Aspera Shares feature of the Aspera Platform is not installed, this is Not Applicable.

Verify IBM Aspera Shares requires password complexity:

- Log in to the IBM Aspera Shares web page as a user with administrative privilege.
- Select the "Admin" tab.
- Scroll down to the "Security" section.
- Select the "User Security" option.
- Verify the "Require strong passwords" option is checked.

If the "Require strong passwords" option is not checked, this is a finding.

If the "Require strong passwords" option is checked, downgrade this requirement to a CAT III.

Fix Text (F-56007r817972_fix)
Configure IBM Aspera Shares to require password complexity: - Log in to the IBM Aspera Shares web page as a user with administrative privilege. - Select the "Admin" tab. - Scroll down to the "Security" section. - Select the "User Security" option. - Put a check the "Require strong passwords" check box. - Select "Save" at the bottom of the page.