Title

Okta must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one uppercase character be used. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

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.

Check Content

From the Admin Console: 1. Select Security >> Authenticators. 2. Click the "Actions" button next to the "Password" row and select "Edit". 3. For each listed policy, verify "Upper case letter" is checked. For each policy, if "Upper case letter" is not checked, this is a finding.

Fix Text

From the Admin Console: 1. Select Security >> Authenticators. 2. Click the "Actions" button next to the "Password" row and select "Edit". 3. For each listed policy: - Click "Edit". - Set "Upper case letter" to checked.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-273196r1098855_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-273196

Group Title: SRG-APP-000166

Expert Comments

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