Oracle WebLogic must enforce minimum password length.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-235966	WBLC-05-000160	SV-235966r628676_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. Password length is one of several factors that helps to determine strength and how long it takes to crack a password. The shorter the password is, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. Application servers either provide a local user store, or they integrate with enterprise user stores like LDAP. When the application server provides the user store and enforces authentication, the application server must enforce minimum password length.

Description

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 of several factors that helps to determine strength and how long it takes to crack a password. The shorter the password is, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. Application servers either provide a local user store, or they integrate with enterprise user stores like LDAP. When the application server provides the user store and enforces authentication, the application server must enforce minimum password length.

STIG	Date
Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-03-18

Details

Check Text ( C-39185r628674_chk )
1. Access AC 2. From 'Domain Structure', select 'Security Realms' 3. Select realm to configure (default is 'myrealm') 4. Select 'Providers' tab -> 'Password Validation' subtab 5. Select 'SystemPasswordValidator' 6. Select 'Configuration' tab -> 'Provider Specific' subtab 7. Ensure 'Minimum Password Length' field value is set to '15' If the 'Minimum Password Length' field is not set to '15', this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-39185r628674_chk )

1. Access AC
2. From 'Domain Structure', select 'Security Realms'
3. Select realm to configure (default is 'myrealm')
4. Select 'Providers' tab -> 'Password Validation' subtab
5. Select 'SystemPasswordValidator'
6. Select 'Configuration' tab -> 'Provider Specific' subtab
7. Ensure 'Minimum Password Length' field value is set to '15'

If the 'Minimum Password Length' field is not set to '15', this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39148r628675_fix)
1. Access AC 2. From 'Domain Structure', select 'Security Realms' 3. Select realm to configure (default is 'myrealm') 4. Select 'Providers' tab -> 'Password Validation' subtab 5. Select 'SystemPasswordValidator' 6. Select 'Configuration' tab -> 'Provider Specific' subtab 7. Utilize 'Change Center' to create a new change session 8. Set 'Minimum Password Length' field value to '15'. Click 'Save'