Title

The Riverbed NetProfiler must require that at least one special 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. 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.

Check Content

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

Fix Text

Go to Administration >> Account Management >> User Accounts. Click the "Settings" button. Under "Password Requirements", select the "Require nonalphanumeric characters" rule.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-256082r882754_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-256082

Group Title: SRG-APP-000169-NDM-000257

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.