The VMM must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.
Overview
Finding ID
Version
Rule ID
IA Controls
Severity
V-207374
SRG-OS-000071-VMM-000380
SV-207374r984195_rule
Medium
Description
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks.
Password complexity is one factor of several that determine how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.