The HPE Nimble must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-252190HPEN-NM-000050SV-252190r997770_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
HPE Nimble Storage Array NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide2024-06-20

Details

Check Text (C-252190r997770_chk)

Type "userpolicy --info" and review output for line: "Minimum Length". If it is 15 or more, this is not a finding.

Fix Text (F-55596r814049_fix)

Set minimum password length to 15 by typing "userpolicy --edit --min_length 15".