V-217323

Discussion

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.

Check Content

Review the router configuration to verify that it is compliant with this requirement as shown in the example below.

system {
   …
   …
   …
    login {
        password {
            minimum-length 15;
        }        
    }

If the router is not configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length, this is a finding.