The TippingPoint SMS must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-242238	TIPP-NM-000240	SV-242238r1018786_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
Trend Micro TippingPoint NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-03-10

Details

Check Text (C-45513r997625_chk)

In the SMS client, ensure the SMS password complexity requirements are met.

1. Under Security, click "Edit" and "Preferences".
2. If the security level is set to anything except "3 - High", this is a finding. This setting ensures a 15-character minimum, uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols are used.

Fix Text (F-45471r997626_fix)

In the SMS client, ensure the SMS password complexity requirements are met.

1. Under Security, click "Edit" and "Preferences".
2. Change security level to "3 - High". This setting ensures a 15-character minimum, uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols are used.