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III - Administrative Sensitive

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-APP-000065-NDM-000214

    Group
  • For the local account, CounterACT must enforce the limit of three consecutive invalid logon attempts by a user during a 15-minute time period.

    By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise known as brute forcing, is reduced. Nonlocal account are configured on...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000068-NDM-000215

    Group
  • CounterACT must display the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner before granting access to the device.

    Display of the DoD-approved use notification before granting access to CounterACT ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Order...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-APP-000168-NDM-000256

    Group
  • CounterACT must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.

    Use of a complex password 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 resistin...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000174-NDM-000261

    Group
  • CounterACT must enforce a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

    Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed at specific intervals. One method of minimizing this risk is to use complex passwords and pe...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000165-NDM-000253

    Group
  • CounterACT must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.

    Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. To meet password policy requirements, passwords need to...
    Rule Medium Severity

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