The Dell OS10 Switch must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-269781 | OS10-NDM-000400 | SV-269781r1051728_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 |
| Dell OS10 Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-11 |
Details
| Check Text (C-73814r1051726_chk) |
| Determine if the OS10 Switch or its associated authentication server enforces a minimum 15-character password length. Review the configuration to verify that the min-length password-attribute is set to 15: OS10# show running-configuration password-attributes ! password-attributes min-length 15 If the OS10 Switch or its associated authentication server does not enforce a minimum 15-character password length, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-73715r1051727_fix) |
| Configure the OS10 Switch or its associated authentication server to enforce a minimum 15-character password length: OS10(config)# password-attributes min-length 15 |