Title

The container platform must enforce a minimum 15-character password length. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password length is one factor of several that helps to determine strength and how long it takes to crack a password. The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. Use of more characters in a password helps to exponentially increase the time and/or resources required to compromise the password.

Check Content

Review the container platform configuration to determine if the container platform enforces a minimum 15-character password length. If the container platform does not enforce a 15-character password length, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the container platform to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-233088r981854_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-233088

Group Title: SRG-APP-000164

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