The network device must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-243135 | WLAN-ND-000200 | SV-243135r879601_rule | CCI-000205 | 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 | |||
| Network WLAN AP-IG Management Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-09-13 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-243135r879601_chk)
Review the network device configuration to determine if the network device is configured with a password of at least 15 characters.
If the network device password is not at least 15 characters in length, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-46367r719859_fix)
Configure the network device so it will require a password to gain administrative access to the device. Configure the password length to at least 15 characters.