If multifactor authentication is not supported and passwords must be used, the DataPower Gateway must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-65101	WSDP-NM-000058	SV-79591r1_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. Password complexity is one factor of several that determine how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.

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. Password complexity is one factor of several that determine how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.

STIG	Date
IBM DataPower Network Device Management Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-10-05

Details

Check Text ( C-65729r1_chk )
Search Bar “Administration” >> Access >> RBM Settings >> Password Policy. If Require non-alphanumeric is Off, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-71041r1_fix)
Search Bar “Administration” >> Access >> RBM Settings >> Password Policy. Set Require non- alphanumeric to On.