The Juniper router must be configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-217323 | JUNI-ND-000550 | SV-217323r1015742_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 Router NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-05 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-217323r1015742_chk)
Review the router configuration to verify that it is compliant with this requirement as shown in the example below.
system {
…
…
…
login {
password {
minimum-length 15;
}
}
If the router is not configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-18548r296548_fix)
Configure the router to enforce a minimum 15-character password length as shown in the example below.
[edit system login]
set password minimum-length 15