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V-237828

CAT II (Medium)

The storage system must require passwords contain a minimum of 15 characters, after an administrator has set the minimum password length to that value.

Rule ID

SV-237828r647893_rule

STIG

HPE 3PAR StoreServ 3.2.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R1

CCIs

CCI-000205

Discussion

The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. 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. Use of more characters in a password helps to exponentially increase the time and/or resources required to compromise the password.

Check Content

Verify that the minimum password length is set to a value of "15". Check the current password configuration:

cli% setpassword -minlen 15

If an error is reported, this is a finding.

Note: You must have super-admin privileges to perform this action.

Fix Text

Configure the minimum password length for a value of "15" using the following command:

cli% setpassword -minlen 15

Note: You must have super-admin privileges to perform this action.