The Juniper EX switch must be configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-253904 | JUEX-NM-000270 | SV-253904r1018762_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 | |||
| Juniper EX Series Switches Network Device Management Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-03-07 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-253904r1018762_chk)
Determine if the network device or its associated authentication server enforces a minimum 15-character password length. This requirement may be verified by demonstration or configuration review.
[edit system login password]
:
minimum-length 15;
:
If the network device or its associated authentication server does not enforce a minimum 15-character password length, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-57307r843744_fix)
Configure the network device or its associated authentication server to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
set system login password minimum-length 15