Title

The Riverbed NetProfiler must configure the local account password to "require mixed case". (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Use of complex passwords 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. Multifactor authentication (MFA) is required for all administrative and user accounts on network devices, except for an account of last resort and (where applicable) a root account. Passwords should only be used when MFA using public key infrastructure (PKI) is not available and for the account of last resort and root account. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000166-NDM-000254, SRG-APP-000167-NDM-000255

Check Content

Go to Administration >> Account Management >> User Accounts. Click the "Settings" button. Check under "Password Requirements". If the "Require mixed case" rule is not checked, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Require the user password to have at least one uppercase and one lowercase character. Go to Administration >> Account Management >> User Accounts. Click the "Settings" button. Under "Password Requirements", select the "Require mixed case" rule.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-256081r882751_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-256081

Group Title: SRG-APP-000166-NDM-000254

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