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V-243153

CAT II (Medium)

The network device must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Rule ID

SV-243153r879601_rule

STIG

Network WLAN AP-NIPR Management Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V7R2

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

Review the network device configuration to determine if the network device is configured with a password of at least 15 characters.

If the network device password is not at least 15 characters in length, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the network device so it will require a password to gain administrative access to the device. Configure the password length to at least 15 characters.