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V-266934

CAT II (Medium)

AOS must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.

Rule ID

SV-266934r1039823_rule

STIG

HPE Aruba Networking AOS NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000194

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 of several that determine 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. Multifactor authentication (MFA) is required for all administrative and user accounts on network devices, except for an account of last resort and (where applicable) a root account. Passwords should only be used when MFA using public key infrastructure (PKI) is not available and for the account of last resort and root account.

Check Content

Verify the AOS configuration with the following command:  
show aaa password-policy mgmt 
 
If "Minimum number of Digits" is not set to "1 digits", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure AOS with the following commands: 
configure terminal 
aaa password-policy mgmt 
password-min-digit 1 
exit 
write memory