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The system must require that passwords contain a minimum of 14 characters.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-11947 GEN000580 SV-12448r2_rule IAIA-1 IAIA-2 Medium
Description
The use of longer passwords reduces the ability of attackers to successfully obtain valid passwords using guessing or exhaustive search techniques by increasing the password search space.
STIG Date
VMware ESX 3 Server 2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-28025r1_chk )
Check the system minimum password length setting. If the setting is not 14 or greater, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-24372r1_fix)
Set the system minimum password length setting to 14 or greater.