The network device must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-55117	SRG-APP-000165-NDM-000253	SV-69363r1_rule		Medium

Description
Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. To meet password policy requirements, passwords need to be changed at specific policy-based intervals. If the network device allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the end result is a password that is not changed as per policy requirements.

Description

Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. To meet password policy requirements, passwords need to be changed at specific policy-based intervals. If the network device allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the end result is a password that is not changed as per policy requirements.

STIG	Date
Network Device Management Security Requirements Guide	2016-07-07

Details

Check Text ( C-55739r1_chk )
Determine if the network device or its associated authentication server prohibits password reuse for a minimum of five generations. This requirement may be verified by demonstration or configuration review. If the network device or its associated authentication server does not prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-59981r1_fix)
Configure the network device or its associated authentication server to prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.