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V-284887

CAT II (Medium)

The Cisco SNA appliance must be configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Rule ID

SV-284887r1212067_rule

STIG

Cisco Secure Network Analytics (SNA) Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-004066

Discussion

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 must be tested before the password is compromised. Use of more characters in a password helps to increase exponentially the time and/or resources required to compromise the password.

Check Content

Review the Password Policy configuration of the Cisco SNA appliance.

Navigate to SNA Dashboard >> Central Management >> Inventory >> Actions... >> Edit Appliance Configuration >> General >> Password Policy.

Verify the "Password Minimum Character Length" is 15 or greater.

If the Cisco SNA appliance is not configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length for local accounts, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the Cisco SNA appliance to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Navigate to SNA Dashboard >> Configure >> Central Management >> Inventory >> Actions... >> Edit Appliance Configuration >> General >> Password Policy >> Password Minimum Character Length.

Set to "15" or greater. 

Click "Apply Settings".