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V-241808

CAT II (Medium)

The Jamf Pro EMM local accounts must be configured with at least one special character.

Rule ID

SV-241808r985845_rule

STIG

Jamf Pro v10.x EMM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R1

CCIs

CCI-004066

Discussion

Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor in determining how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. Special characters are those characters that are not alphanumeric. Examples include: ~ ! @ # $ % ^ *. SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1(2)b. / IA-5 (1) (a) Satisfies: SRG-APP-000169

Check Content

To verify the "Require special character" of the local accounts password is selected, do the following:

1. Open the Jamf Pro EMM console.
2. Click "Settings".
3. Click "System Settings".
4. Click "Jamf Pro System User Accounts & Groups".
5. Click "Password Policy".
6. Verify "Require special character" is selected.

If "Require special character" is not selected, this is a finding.

Fix Text

To configure the "Require special character" of the local accounts password, do the following:

1. Open the Jamf Pro EMM console.
2. Click "Settings".
3. Click "System Settings".
4. Click "Jamf Pro System User Accounts & Groups".
5. Click "Password Policy".
6. Click "Edit".
7. Select "Require special character".