The HP FlexFabric Switch must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-66203 | SRG-APP-000164-NDM-000252 | HFFS-ND-000053 | SV-80693r1_rule | 2020-06-03 | 1 |
| Description |
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| 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. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Determine if the HP FlexFabric Switch or its associated authentication server enforces a minimum 15-character password length. [HP] display password-control Global password control configurations: Password control: Enabled Password aging: Enabled (90 days) Password length: Enabled (15 characters) If the HP FlexFabric Switch or its associated authentication server does not enforce a minimum 15-character password length, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch or its associated authentication server to enforce a minimum 15-character password length. [HP] password-control enable [HP] password-control length 15 |