Title

The Riverbed NetProfiler must be configured to 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. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000164-NDM-000252, SRG-APP-000170-NDM-000329

Check Content

Go to Administration >> Account Management >> User Accounts. Click the "Settings" button. Check under "Password Requirements". If "Minimum number of characters" is set not to "15", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Go to Administration >> Account Management >> User Accounts. Click the "Settings" button. Under "Password Requirements", change the "Minimum number of characters" to "15".

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-256080r882748_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-256080

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

Expert Comments

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