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XCCDF
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting Services (AAA) Security Requirements Guide
SRG-APP-000170-AAA-000500
SRG-APP-000170-AAA-000500
An XCCDF Group - A logical subset of the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000170-AAA-000500
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AAA Services must be configured to require the change of at least eight of the total number of characters when passwords are changed.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. The more complex the password is, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>