The Arista network device must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-255954 | ARST-ND-000380 | SV-255954r1015710_rule | 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 |
| Arista MLS EOS 4.X NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-02-20 |
Details
| Check Text (C-59630r882202_chk) |
| Review the Arista device configuration "show management security" to determine the minimum 15-character password length. switch#show run | section management security management security password minimum length 15 ! If the Arista network device does not enforce a minimum 15-character password length, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-59573r882203_fix) |
| Configure the Arista device to enforce a minimum password 15-character length. switch#configure switch(config)#management security switch(config-mgmt-security)#password minimum length 15 switch(config-mgmt-security)#exit switch(config)# ! |