Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-55115 | SRG-APP-000164-NDM-000252 | SV-69361r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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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. |
STIG | Date |
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Network Device Management Security Requirements Guide | 2017-07-07 |
Check Text ( C-55737r1_chk ) |
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Determine if the network device or its associated authentication server enforces a minimum 15-character password length. This requirement may be verified by demonstration or configuration review. If the network device or its associated authentication server does not enforce a minimum 15-character password length, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-59979r1_fix) |
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Configure the network device or its associated authentication server to enforce a minimum 15-character password length. |