The IDPS must enforce password complexity by the number of lower case characters used.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-NET-000156-IDPS-000151	SRG-NET-000156-IDPS-000151	SRG-NET-000156-IDPS-000151_rule		Medium

Description
Authorization for access to any IDPS requires an approved and assigned individual account identifier. To ensure only the assigned individual is using the account, the account holder must create a strong password that is privately maintained and changed based on the organizationally defined frequency. Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing, dictionary attacks, as well as, brute-force attacks. Combination of upper case, lower case, numbers, and special characters enhances the complexity of the password string.

Description

Authorization for access to any IDPS requires an approved and assigned individual account identifier. To ensure only the assigned individual is using the account, the account holder must create a strong password that is privately maintained and changed based on the organizationally defined frequency. Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing, dictionary attacks, as well as, brute-force attacks. Combination of upper case, lower case, numbers, and special characters enhances the complexity of the password string.

STIG	Date
IDPS Security Requirements Guide (SRG)	2012-03-08

Details

Check Text ( C-43290_chk )
View the password configuration for local user accounts. Navigate to the password configuration function. Verify an organizationally defined value of "1" or greater is set for the number of lower case characters. If the value for the minimum number of lower case characters used is not set to "1" or greater, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-43290_fix)
Set a value for the minimum number of lower case characters use of "1" or greater.