IBM Aspera Shares must require password complexity features to be enabled.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-252601r817973_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure IBM Aspera Shares to require password complexity:
- Log in to the IBM Aspera Shares web page as a user with administrative privilege.
- Select the "Admin" tab.
- Scroll down to the "Security" section.
- Select the "User Security" option.