Forescout must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-230965 | FORE-NM-000390 | SV-230965r1018758_rule | CCI-004066 | medium |
| 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. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Forescout Network Device Management Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-06-12 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-230965r1018758_chk)
Determine if the network device enforces a minimum 15-character password length. This requirement may be verified by demonstration or configuration review.
1. Log on to the Forescout Administrator UI.
2. From the menu, select Tools >> Options >> CounterACT User Profiles >> Password and Sessions.
3. Verify the "minimum length" is configured for "15".
If Forescout does not enforce a minimum 15-character password length, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-33868r603735_fix)
Log on to the Forescout Administrator UI.
1. From the menu, select Tools >> Options >> CounterACT User Profiles >> Password and Sessions.
2. Configure the "minimum length" for "15".