The TippingPoint SMS must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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.
- ID
- SV-242238r1018786_rule
- Version
- TIPP-NM-000240
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
In the SMS client, ensure the SMS password complexity requirements are met.
1. Under Security, click "Edit" and "Preferences".
2. Change security level to "3 - High". This setting ensures a 15-character minimum, uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols are used.