The Riverbed NetProfiler must be configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256080	RINP-DM-000031	SV-256080r997785_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 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. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000164-NDM-000252, SRG-APP-000170-NDM-000329

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 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. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000164-NDM-000252, SRG-APP-000170-NDM-000329

STIG	Date
Riverbed NetProfiler Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-10

Details

Check Text ( C-59754r882746_chk )
Go to Administration >> Account Management >> User Accounts. Click the "Settings" button. Check under "Password Requirements". If "Minimum number of characters" is set not to "15", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-59697r882747_fix)
Go to Administration >> Account Management >> User Accounts. Click the "Settings" button. Under "Password Requirements", change the "Minimum number of characters" to "15".