The Jamf Pro EMM local accounts password must be configured with length of 15 characters.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-99609	JAMF-10-100700	SV-108713r1_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. 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. SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1(2)b. / IA-5 (1) (a) Satisfies: SRG-APP-000164

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. 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. SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1(2)b. / IA-5 (1) (a) Satisfies: SRG-APP-000164

STIG	Date
Jamf Pro v10.x EMM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-02-04

Details

Check Text ( C-98459r1_chk )
To verify the length of the local accounts password, do the following: 1. Open the Jamf Pro EMM console. 2. Click "Settings". 3. Click "System Settings". 4. Click "Jamf Pro System User Accounts & Groups". 5. Click "Password Policy". 6. Verify "Minimum Password Length" is set to "15". If the "Minimum Password Length" is not set to "15", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-105293r1_fix)
To configure the length of the local accounts password, do the following: 1. Open the Jamf Pro EMM console. 2. Click "Settings". 3. Click "System Settings". 4. Click "Jamf Pro System User Accounts & Groups". 5. Click "Password Policy". 6. Click "Edit". 7. Set "Minimum Password Length" to "15".