V-217454

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.

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Check to see that the HP FlexFabric Switch enforces password complexity by requiring that at least one lowercase character be used.

[HP] display password-control

Global password control configurations:
 Password control:                    Enabled
 Password aging:                      Enabled (60 days)
 Password length:                     Enabled (15 characters)
 Password composition:                Enabled (4 types, 1 characters per type)

If the HP FlexFabric Switch does not have password control enabled and does not require that at least one lowercase character be used in each password, this is a finding.