The HP FlexFabric Switch must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-66205 | SRG-APP-000165-NDM-000253 | HFFS-ND-000054 | SV-80695r1_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. To meet password policy requirements, passwords need to be changed at specific policy-based intervals. If the HP FlexFabric Switch allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the end result is a password that is not changed as per policy requirements. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Determine if the HP FlexFabric Switch prohibits password reuse for a minimum of five generations. [HP] display password-control Global password control configurations: Password control: Enabled Password aging: Enabled (90 days) Password length: Enabled (10 characters) Password composition: Enabled (1 types, 1 characters per type) Password history: Enabled (max history records: 4) If the HP FlexFabric Switch or its associated authentication server does not prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch server to prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations. [HP] password-control enable [HP] password-control history 5 |