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The VMM must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lowercase character be used.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

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.

ID
SV-207373r984194_rule
Version
SRG-OS-000070-VMM-000370
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure the VMM to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lowercase character be used.