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III - Administrative Public

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-APP-000164-NDM-000252

    Group
  • The ICS must be configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

    Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password length is one factor of several that helps to d...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000172-NDM-000259

    Group
  • The ICS must be configured to transmit only encrypted representations of passwords.

    Passwords need to be protected at all times, and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read (i.e., clear text) and easily c...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-APP-000170-NDM-000329

    Group
  • The ICS must be configured to require that when a password is changed, the characters are changed in at least eight of the positions within the password.

    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 ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000168-NDM-000256

    Group
  • The ICS must be configured to 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-000167-NDM-000255

    Group
  • The ICS must be configured to enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lowercase 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

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