VMware NSX-T Manager NDM STIG Version Comparison

There are 1 differences between versions v1 r1 (March 30, 2022) (the "left" version) and v1 r3 (July 26, 2023) (the "right" version).

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Title

The NSX-T Manager must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Check Content

From an NSX-T Manager shell, run the following command(s): > get auth-policy minimum-password-length Expected result: 15 characters If the output does "minimum-password-length" is not set to 15 match the expected result, or is greater greater, than 15, this is a finding.

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.

Fix

From an NSX-T Manager shell, run the following command(s): > set auth-policy minimum-password-length 15