The TippingPoint SMS must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-242238	TIPP-NM-000240	SV-242238r710721_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.

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.

STIG	Date
Trend Micro TippingPoint NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-06-09

Details

Check Text ( C-45513r710719_chk )
In the SMS client, ensure the SMS password complexity requirements are met. 1. Under Security, click Edit and Preferences. 2. If the security level is set to anything except "3 - High", this is a finding. This setting ensures a 15-character minimum, uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols are used.

Fix Text (F-45471r710720_fix)
In the SMS client, ensure the SMS password complexity requirements are met. 1. Under Security, click Edit and Preferences. 2. Change security level to "3 - High". This setting ensures a 15-character minimum, uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols are used.