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Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000516-AS-000237
Oracle WebLogic must enforce password complexity by the number of upper-case characters used.
Oracle WebLogic must enforce password complexity by the number of upper-case characters used.
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Oracle WebLogic must enforce password complexity by the number of upper-case characters used.
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<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. Application servers either provide a local user store, or they integrate with enterprise user stores like LDAP. When the application server provides the user store and enforces authentication, the application server must enforce the organization's password complexity requirements, which includes the requirement to use a specific number of upper-case characters.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>