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V-284527

CAT II (Medium)

The Ivanti Policy Secure must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one special character be used.

Rule ID

SV-284527r1244933_rule

STIG

Ivanti Policy Secure NDM 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 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

In the Web UI, navigate to Authentication >> Auth Servers >> Administrators.

If the value for "Password must have at least __ Special Characters" is not set to "1" or more, this is a finding.

Fix Text

1. Check the box for "Password must have at least __ Special Characters".
2. In the box, enter "1" or more.
3. Click "Save Changes".