If multifactor authentication is not supported and passwords must be used, the HP FlexFabric Switch must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lower-case character be used.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-66209 | SRG-APP-000167-NDM-000255 | HFFS-ND-000056 | SV-80699r1_rule | 2020-06-03 | 1 |
| Description |
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| Use of a complex password 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, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Check to see that the HP FlexFabric Switch enforces password complexity by requiring that at least one lower-case character be used. [HP] display password-control Global password control configurations: Password control: Enabled Password aging: Enabled (60 days) Password length: Enabled (15 characters) Password composition: Enabled (4 types, 1 characters per type) If the HP FlexFabric Switch does not require that at least one lower-case character be used in each password, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lower-case character be used: [HP] password-control enable [HP] password-control composition enable [HP] password-control composition type-number 4 type-length 2 |