V-285304

Discussion

Password-based authentication applies to passwords regardless of whether they are used in single-factor or multifactor authentication. Long passwords or passphrases are preferable over shorter passwords. Enforced composition rules provide marginal security benefits while decreasing usability. However, organizations may choose to establish certain rules for password generation (e.g., minimum character length for long passwords) under certain circumstances and can enforce this requirement in IA-5(1)(h). Account recovery can occur, for example, in situations when a password is forgotten. Cryptographically protected passwords include salted one-way cryptographic hashes of passwords. The list of commonly used, compromised, or expected passwords includes passwords obtained from previous breach corpuses, dictionary words, and repetitive or sequential characters. The list includes context-specific words, such as the name of the service, username, and derivatives thereof. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000860-DNS-000250, SRG-APP-000865-DNS-000260, SRG-APP-000870-DNS-000270

Check Content

Verify Infoblox is configured for the use of long passwords and passphrases.

1. Navigate to Infoblox Grid >> Grid Manager >> Members >> Grid Properties (Toolbar menu) >> Password and confirm the password policy settings are configured to align with the organization's complexity requirements, including parameters for minimum length, use of uppercase and lowercase letters, numeric characters, symbols, and character change requirements.

If minimum password length is not set to "15" or more, if lowercase character is not set to "1" or more, if uppercase character is not set to "1" or more, if numeric character is not set to "1" or more, if symbol character is not set to "1" or more, or if minimum character changes from previous passwords is not set to "3" or more, this is a finding.