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V-279261

CAT II (Medium)

The Edge SWG must enforce password complexity by requiring at least one numeric character be used.

Rule ID

SV-279261r1170547_rule

STIG

Symantec Edge SWG NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R2

CCIs

CCI-004066

Discussion

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. Multifactor authentication (MFA) is required for all administrative and user accounts on network devices, except for an account of last resort and (where applicable) a root account. Passwords should only be used when MFA using PKI is not available, and for the account of last resort and root account.

Check Content

1. Log in to the Edge SWG SSH CLI.
2. Enter "show configuration".
3. Move down the configuration to the "security password-policy" section.

If the configuration "security password-policy min-digits" is not set to "1", this is a finding.

Fix Text

1. Log in to the Edge SWG SSH CLI.
2. Enter "enable" and "configure terminal".
3. Enter "security password-policy min-digits 1".
4. Enter "security password-policy min-groups 4".