Samsung Android 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. 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-230974r607691_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
This requirement is not applicable if the password quality is set to Numeric (complex) or better.
Configure Samsung Android to prevent passwords from containing more than two repeating or sequential characters.
On the management tool, in the device password section, set the "maximum sequential numbers" to "2".