The container platform must require the change of at least 15 of the total number of characters when passwords are changed.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-233094	SRG-APP-000170	SRG-APP-000170-CTR-000430	SV-233094r1043189_rule	2024-12-05	2

Description
If the application allows the user to consecutively reuse extensive portions of passwords, this increases the chances of password compromise by increasing the window of opportunity for attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. The number of changed characters refers to the number of changes required with respect to the total number of positions in the current password. In other words, characters may be the same within the two passwords; however, the positions of the like characters must be different.

Description

If the application allows the user to consecutively reuse extensive portions of passwords, this increases the chances of password compromise by increasing the window of opportunity for attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. The number of changed characters refers to the number of changes required with respect to the total number of positions in the current password. In other words, characters may be the same within the two passwords; however, the positions of the like characters must be different.

ℹ️ Check
Review the container platform configuration to determine if it requires the change of at least 15 of the total number of characters when passwords are changed. If the container platform does not require the change of at least 15 of the total number of characters when passwords are changed, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure the container platform to require the change of at least 15 of the total number of characters when passwords are changed.