Microsoft Android 11 must be configured to not allow passwords that include more than two repeating or sequential characters.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing and brute force attacks. Passwords that contain repeating or sequential characters are significantly easier to guess than those that do not contain repeating or sequential characters. Therefore, disallowing repeating or sequential characters increases password strength and decreases risk. The numeric (complex) setting allows the use of a numeric only keyboard for passwords plus enforces the repeating or sequential characters limitation. SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #1b</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-255168r870644_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the Microsoft Android 11 device to prevent passwords from containing more than two repeating or sequential characters.
On the EMM console:
1. Open "Password constraints".
2. Select "Personal Profile".
3. Set password quality to "Numeric (Complex)".