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V-283933

CAT II (Medium)

Fly Server must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.

Rule ID

SV-283933r1206880_rule

STIG

AvePoint Fly Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

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 in determining 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. Special characters are those characters that are not alphanumeric. Examples include: ~ ! @ # $ % ^ *.

Check Content

Check the Fly Server Manager security configuration:
- Log on to Fly Server with an admin account.
- On the Management >> General Settings page, click the "Security Option" tab. 
- Verify the Password Complexity setting.

If the Password complexity setting is not set to Custom, with checkboxes enabled for uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numerical digits, and special characters, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the Fly Server Manager security configuration:
- Log on to Fly Server with an admin account.
- On the Management >> General Settings page, click the "Security Option" tab. 
- Set the Password Complexity setting to Custom, select four checkboxes to enforce that the password must contain four character types: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, and special characters.