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V-273802

CAT II (Medium)

The RUCKUS ICX device must enforce password complexity and length requirements.

Rule ID

SV-273802r1110842_rule

STIG

RUCKUS ICX NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-004066

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. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000164-NDM-000252, SRG-APP-000166-NDM-000254, SRG-APP-000167-NDM-000255, SRG-APP-000168-NDM-000256, SRG-APP-000169-NDM-000257

Check Content

Verify strict password enforcement is configured:

SSH@ICX(config)#show running-config | include strict-password-enforcement

If strict-password-enforcement is not configured, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure strict password enforcement:

SSH@ICX(config)# enable strict-password-enforcement