The NSX Manager must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used for local accounts.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-265320	SRG-APP-000169-NDM-000257	NMGR-4X-000043	SV-265320r994183_rule	2024-12-13	1

Description
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. 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 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. 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
From an NSX Manager shell, run the following command: > get password-complexity If the minimum special characters is not 1 or more, this is a finding. Note: If a maximum number of special characters has been configured, a minimum will not be shown.

✔️ Fix
From an NSX Manager shell, run the following command: > set password-complexity special-chars -1 Note: Negative numbers indicate a minimum number of characters.