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For local accounts using password authentication (i.e., the root account and the account of last resort), the Juniper SRX Services Gateway must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-223217JUSX-DM-000128SV-223217r1015752_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. 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. Compliance with this requirement also prevents the system from being configured with default or no passwords.
STIGDate
Juniper SRX Services Gateway NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide2024-12-20

Related Frameworks

2 mappings across 4 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

IAC-10Authenticator Management
0.50
IAC-10.1Password-Based Authentication
0.50
IAC-10.4Automated Support For Password Strength
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (62) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-10Concurrent Session Control
1.00
AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(10)Shared and Group Account Credential Change
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (4) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.5.10
1.00
3.5.7
1.00
3.5.8
1.00
3.5.9
1.00
CCI2 mappings
CCI-000205
1.00
CCI-004066
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-223217r1015752_chk)

Verify the SRX password enforces this complexity requirement. In configuration mode, enter the following command. [edit] show system login password If the minimum password length for local accounts is not set to at least a 15-character length, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-24878r997573_fix)

Set the global password option for all accounts created on the Juniper SRX. [edit] set system login password minimum-length 15 Note: This setting only enforces the minimum character password length for newly created passwords. The password of the existing account must be changed if it is not already complaint. To set or change the root user password, in configuration mode enter the following command. [edit] set system root-authentication plain-text-password When prompted, enter the password for the root user. Retype new password to confirm To set or change the account of last resort, in configuration mode enter the following command. [edit] set system login user <name of the account of last resort> plain-text-password When prompted, enter the password for the root user. Retype new password to confirm.