V-230167

Discussion

Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. To meet password policy requirements, passwords need to be changed at specific policy-based intervals. If the HP FlexFabric Switch allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the end result is a password that is not changed as per policy requirements.

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Determine if the HP FlexFabric Switch  prohibits password reuse for a minimum of five generations.

[HP] display password-control

Global password control configurations:
 Password control:                    Enabled
 Password aging:                      Enabled (60 days)
 Password length:                     Enabled (15 characters)
 Password composition:                Enabled (1 types, 1 characters per type)
 Password history:                    Enabled (max history records: 4)

If the HP FlexFabric Switch does not have password control enabled and does not prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations, this is a finding.