The HP FlexFabric Switch must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-217452 | HFFS-ND-000053 | SV-217452r1113774_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 |
| HP FlexFabric Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-06-12 |
Details
| Check Text (C-18676r1113773_chk) |
| Determine if the HP FlexFabric Switch or its associated authentication server enforces a minimum 15-character password length. [HP] display password-control Global password control configurations: Password control: Enabled Password aging: Enabled (60 days) Password length: Enabled (15 characters) If the HP FlexFabric Switch does not have password control enabled and does not enforce a minimum 15-character password length, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-18674r1111907_fix) |
| Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch to enforce a minimum 15-character password length. [HP] password-control enable [HP] password-control length 15 |