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V-271960

CAT II (Medium)

The Cisco ACI must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Rule ID

SV-271960r1168376_rule

STIG

Cisco ACI NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R2

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 must be tested before the password is compromised. Use of more characters in a password helps to increase exponentially the time and/or resources required to compromise the password.

Check Content

1. Navigate to Admin >> AAA >> Security.
2. In the Work pane, choose Default Settings >> Edit.
3. In the Properties section, verify "Password Strength Check" is checked.

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

Fix Text

1. Navigate to Admin >> AAA >> Security.
2. In the Work pane, choose Default Settings >> Edit
3. In the Properties section, verify "Password Strength Check" is checked.
4. In the dialog box that opens, verify "Password Minimum Length" is set to "15".