The network device must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-243189	WLAN-ND-000200	SV-243189r879601_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
Network WLAN Controller Management Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-09-18

Details

Check Text (C-46464r720020_chk)

Review the network device configuration to determine if the network device is configured with a password of at least 15 characters.

If the network device password is not at least 15 characters in length, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-46421r720021_fix)

Configure the network device so it will require a password to gain administrative access to the device. Configure the password length to at least 15 characters.