The network element must enforce password complexity by the number of special characters used.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-NET-000158-RTR-NA	SRG-NET-000158-RTR-NA	SRG-NET-000158-RTR-NA_rule		Medium

Description
Authorization for access to any network element requires an approved and assigned individual account identifier. To ensure only the assigned individual is using the account, the account holder must create a strong password that is privately maintained and changed based on the organization defined frequency. Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing, dictionary attacks, as well as, brute-force attacks. A combination of uppercase, lowercase, numeric, and special characters enhances the complexity of the password string. This requirement is applicable to network device management and is not applicable to the routing function.

Description

Authorization for access to any network element requires an approved and assigned individual account identifier. To ensure only the assigned individual is using the account, the account holder must create a strong password that is privately maintained and changed based on the organization defined frequency. Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing, dictionary attacks, as well as, brute-force attacks. A combination of uppercase, lowercase, numeric, and special characters enhances the complexity of the password string. This requirement is applicable to network device management and is not applicable to the routing function.

STIG	Date
Router Security Requirements Guide	2013-07-30

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-NET-000158-RTR-NA_chk )
This requirement is NA for router.

Fix Text (F-SRG-NET-000158-RTR-NA_fix)
This requirement is NA for router.