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V-65095

CAT II (Medium)

If multifactor authentication is not supported and passwords must be used, the DataPower Gateway must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one upper-case character be used.

Rule ID

SV-79585r1_rule

STIG

IBM DataPower Network Device Management Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R2

CCIs

CCI-000192

Discussion

Use of a complex passwords 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 is, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.

Check Content

Search Bar “Administration” >> Access >> RBM Settings >> Password Policy. If Require mixed case is Off, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Search Bar “Administration” >> Access >> RBM Settings >> Password Policy. Set Require mixed case to On.