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V-286486

CAT II (Medium)

WTM must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Rule ID

SV-286486r1274033_rule

STIG

Aviat Networks WTM NDM 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

1. Log in to the WTM Web UI.
2. Navigate to Admin >> User Management >> Login Control.
3. Verify "Login Control" is enabled.

If "Login Control" is not enabled and "Minimum Password Length" is not set to 15, this is a finding.

Fix Text

1. Log in to the WTM Web UI.
2. Navigate to Admin >> User Management >> Login Control.
3. Click "Enable".
4. Set the "Minimum Password Length" to "15".
5. Click "Commit".