The vCenter Server passwords must contain at least one lowercase character.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-256328	SRG-APP-000167	VCSA-70-000072	SV-256328r885595_rule	2023-12-21	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.

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.

ℹ️ Check
From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Single Sign On >> Configuration >> Local Accounts >> Password Policy. Set the following password requirement with at least the stated value: Lower-case Characters: At least 1 If this password complexity policy is not configured as stated, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Single Sign On >> Configuration >> Local Accounts >> Password Policy. Click "Edit". Set "Lower-case Characters" to at least "1" and click "Save".