Title

Forescout must enforce a minimum 15-character password length. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

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

Determine if the network device enforces a minimum 15-character password length. This requirement may be verified by demonstration or configuration review. 1. Log on to the Forescout Administrator UI. 2. From the menu, select Tools >> Options >> CounterACT User Profiles >> Password and Sessions. 3. Verify the "minimum length" is configured for "15". If Forescout does not enforce a minimum 15-character password length, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Log on to the Forescout Administrator UI. 1. From the menu, select Tools >> Options >> CounterACT User Profiles >> Password and Sessions. 2. Configure the "minimum length" for "15".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-230965r615886_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-230965

Group Title: SRG-APP-000164-NDM-000252

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