Title

The Samsung SDS EMM local accounts must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations. (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. To meet password policy requirements, passwords need to be changed at specific policy-based intervals. If the information system or application allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the end result is a password that is not changed as per policy requirements. SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1(2)b. / IA-5 (1) (e)

Check Content

Verify Samsung SDS EMM local accounts have been configured to prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations. 1. Log in to the SDS EMM console. 2. Go to Setting >> Server >> Configuration >> Manage Password History (Times). 3. Verify the Manage Password History (Times) is set to 5. If the Manage Password History (Times) is not set to 5, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure Samsung SDS EMM local accounts to prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations. On the MDM console, do the following: 1. Log in to the SDS EMM console. 2. Go to Setting >> Server >> Configuration >> Manage Password History (Times). 3. Set the Manage Password History (Times) to 5. 4. Save setting.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-245529r836816_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-245529

Group Title: PP-MDM-991000

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