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Symantec ProxySG must be configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length for local accounts.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-94701SYMP-NM-000250SV-104531r1_ruleCCI-000205medium
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
Symantec ProxySG NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide2019-12-20

Related Frameworks

1 mapping 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 (48) 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
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000205
1.00

Details

Check Text (C-104531r1_chk)

Verify the minimum password length is set to at least 15 characters. At the CLI, type: Show Security Look for value of the "Minimum Password Length:". If Symantec ProxySG is not configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length for local accounts, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-100819r1_fix)

In order to set the minimum password length 15 characters. 1. Log on to the Symantec ProxySG SSH CLI. 2. Type "enable", enter the enable password. 3. Type "configure" and press "Enter". 4. Type "security password-min-len 15" and press "Enter".