The Riverbed NetProfiler must require that at least one special character be used.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256082	RINP-DM-000035	SV-256082r997787_rule		Medium

Description
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determine how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. Multifactor authentication (MFA) is required for all administrative and user accounts on network devices, except for an account of last resort and (where applicable) a root account. Passwords should only be used when MFA using public key infrastructure (PKI) is not available and for the account of last resort and root account.

Description

Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determine how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. Multifactor authentication (MFA) is required for all administrative and user accounts on network devices, except for an account of last resort and (where applicable) a root account. Passwords should only be used when MFA using public key infrastructure (PKI) is not available and for the account of last resort and root account.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-59756r882752_chk )
Go to Administration >> Account Management >> User Accounts. Click the "Settings" button. Check under "Password Requirements". If the "Require nonalphanumeric characters" rule is not checked, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-59699r882753_fix)
Go to Administration >> Account Management >> User Accounts. Click the "Settings" button. Under "Password Requirements", select the "Require nonalphanumeric characters" rule.