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V-65091

CAT II (Medium)

The DataPower Gateway must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Rule ID

SV-79581r1_rule

STIG

IBM DataPower Network Device Management Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R2

CCIs

CCI-000205

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

Search Bar “Administration” >> Access >> RBM Settings >> Password Policy. If Minimum length is Off, this is a finding

Fix Text

Search Bar “Administration” >> Access >> RBM Settings >> Password Policy. Set Minimum length to at least 15