Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS) must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one upper-case character be used.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Use of a complex passwords 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. Password complexity is one factor of several that determine how long it takes to crack a 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>
- ID
- SV-77453r1_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure RiOS to enforce a password complexity that requires at least one upper-case character.
Navigate to the device Management Console
Navigate to Configure >> Security >> Password Policy
Set the value of "Minimum Uppercase Characters:" to "1"