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Riverbed SteelHead CX v8 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-APP-000170-NDM-000329
Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS) must require that when a password is changed, the characters are changed in at least 15 of the positions within the password.
Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS) must require that when a password is changed, the characters are changed in at least 15 of the positions within the password. An XCCDF Rule
Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS) must require that when a password is changed, the characters are changed in at least 15 of the positions within the password.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>If the application allows the user to consecutively reuse extensive portions of passwords, this increases the chances of password compromise by increasing the window of opportunity for attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks.
The number of changed characters refers to the number of changes required with respect to the total number of positions in the current password. In other words, characters may be the same within the two passwords; however, the positions of the like characters must be different.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>