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V-252190

CAT II (Medium)

The HPE Nimble must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Rule ID

SV-252190r997770_rule

STIG

HPE Nimble Storage Array NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R1

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.

Check Content

Type "userpolicy --info" and review output for line: "Minimum Length".

If it is 15 or more, this is not a finding.

Fix Text

Set minimum password length to 15 by typing "userpolicy --edit --min_length 15".