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

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-258913	SRG-APP-000166	VCSA-80-000071	SV-258913r1015926_rule	2024-12-16	2

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 is, 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 is, 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. View the value of the "Character requirements" setting. Character requirements: At least 1 uppercase characters If the password policy is not configured with "Character requirements" policy requiring "1" or more uppercase characters, this is a finding.

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