CounterACT 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-90891r1_rule
- Version
- CACT-NM-000030
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
1. Log on to the CounterACT Administrator UI.
2. From the menu, select Tools >> Options >> User Console and Options >> Password and Login.
3. Configure the "minimum length" for "15".
4. Verify additional complexity requirements are also met.