The Dell OS10 Switch must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-269782	SRG-APP-000166-NDM-000254	OS10-NDM-000410	SV-269782r1051731_rule	2024-12-11	1

Description
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. Multifactor authentication (MFA) is required for all administrative and user accounts on network devices, except for an account of last resort and (where applicable) a root account. Passwords should only be used when MFA using PKI is not available, and for the account of last resort and root account.

Description

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. Multifactor authentication (MFA) is required for all administrative and user accounts on network devices, except for an account of last resort and (where applicable) a root account. Passwords should only be used when MFA using PKI is not available, and for the account of last resort and root account.

ℹ️ Check
Where passwords are used, confirm that the OS10 Switch and associated authentication server enforces password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used. Review the configuration to verify that the upper password-attribute is set to 1: OS10# show running-configuration password-attributes ! password-attributes character-restriction upper 1 If the OS10 Switch and associated authentication server does not require that at least one uppercase character be used in each password, this is a finding.

ℹ️ Check

Where passwords are used, confirm that the OS10 Switch and associated authentication server enforces password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used. Review the configuration to verify that the upper password-attribute is set to 1: OS10# show running-configuration password-attributes ! password-attributes character-restriction upper 1 If the OS10 Switch and associated authentication server does not require that at least one uppercase character be used in each password, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure the OS10 Switch and associated authentication server to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used: OS10(config)# password-attributes character-restriction upper 1