Title

Okta must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lowercase 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, 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 "Lower case letter" is checked. For each policy, if "Lower 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 "Lower case letter" to checked.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-273197r1098858_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-273197

Group Title: SRG-APP-000167

Expert Comments

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