The Dell OS10 Switch must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-269781OS10-NDM-000400SV-269781r1051728_ruleCCI-004066medium
Description
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 determine strength and how long it takes to crack a password. The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. Use of more characters in a password helps to exponentially increase the time and/or resources required to compromise the password.
STIGDate
Dell OS10 Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide2024-12-11

Related Frameworks

6 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
  • DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1714 mappings
3.5.10
1.00
  • DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
  • NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.7
1.00
  • DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
  • NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.8
1.00
  • DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
  • NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.5.9
1.00
  • DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
  • NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-004066
1.00
  • DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-269781r1051728_chk)

Determine if the OS10 Switch or its associated authentication server enforces a minimum 15-character password length. Review the configuration to verify that the min-length password-attribute is set to 15: OS10# show running-configuration password-attributes ! password-attributes min-length 15 If the OS10 Switch or its associated authentication server does not enforce a minimum 15-character password length, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-73715r1051727_fix)

Configure the OS10 Switch or its associated authentication server to enforce a minimum 15-character password length: OS10(config)# password-attributes min-length 15