The HP FlexFabric Switch must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-230167 | HFFS-ND-000054 | SV-230167r1113775_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. To meet password policy requirements, passwords need to be changed at specific policy-based intervals. If the HP FlexFabric Switch allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the end result is a password that is not changed as per policy requirements. |
| STIG | Date |
| HP FlexFabric Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-06-12 |
Details
| Check Text (C-32500r1111909_chk) |
| Determine if the HP FlexFabric Switch prohibits password reuse for a minimum of five generations. [HP] display password-control Global password control configurations: Password control: Enabled Password aging: Enabled (60 days) Password length: Enabled (15 characters) Password composition: Enabled (1 types, 1 characters per type) Password history: Enabled (max history records: 4) If the HP FlexFabric Switch does not have password control enabled and does not prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-32478r539364_fix) |
| Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch server to prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations. [HP] password-control enable [HP] password-control history 5 |