The storage system must require passwords contain a minimum of 15 characters, after an administrator has set the minimum password length to that value.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-237828	SRG-OS-000078-GPOS-00046	HP3P-32-001525	SV-237828r647893_rule	2021-11-23	2

Description
The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. 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. Use of more characters in a password helps to exponentially increase the time and/or resources required to compromise the password.

Description

The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. 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. Use of more characters in a password helps to exponentially increase the time and/or resources required to compromise the password.

ℹ️ Check
Verify that the minimum password length is set to a value of "15". Check the current password configuration: cli% setpassword -minlen 15 If an error is reported, this is a finding. Note: You must have super-admin privileges to perform this action.

✔️ Fix
Configure the minimum password length for a value of "15" using the following command: cli% setpassword -minlen 15 Note: You must have super-admin privileges to perform this action.