If multifactor authentication is not available and passwords must be used, the Palo Alto Networks security platform must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-62725	PANW-NM-000054	SV-77215r1_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
Palo Alto Networks NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-11-06

Details

Check Text ( C-63531r1_chk )
Go to Device >> Setup >> Management View the "Minimum Password Complexity" window. If the "Prevent Password Reuse Limit" field is not "5", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-68645r1_fix)
Go to Device >> Setup >> Management In the "Minimum Password Complexity" window, select the "Edit" icon (the gear symbol in the upper-right corner of the pane). In the "Prevent Password Reuse Limit" field, enter "5". Check the "Enabled" box, then select "OK". Commit changes by selecting "Commit" in the upper-right corner of the screen. Select "OK" when the confirmation dialog appears.