SSMC must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-255241 | SSMC-OS-010070 | SV-255241r1015727_rule | CCI-004066 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised. 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. Use of more characters in a password helps to exponentially increase the time and/or resources required to compromise the password. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| HPE 3PAR SSMC Operating System Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-27 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-255241r1015727_chk)
To verify that the 15-character minimum password length policy is set, do the following:
1. Log on to SSMC appliance as ssmcadmin. Press "X" to escape to shell.
2. Execute the following command:
$ sudo /ssmc/bin/config_security.sh -o long_password_policy -a status
Long password policy is enabled
If the status does not read "enabled", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-58798r869872_fix)
To enable and enforce the 15-character minimum password length policy, do the following:
1. Log on to SSMC appliance as ssmcadmin. Press "X" to escape to general bash shell.
2. Execute the following command:
$ sudo /ssmc/bin/config_security.sh -o long_password_policy -a enable -f
Note: ssmcaudit user should be disabled before executing this fix procedure.