The HP FlexFabric Switch must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.

From HP FlexFabric Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000200

SV-80695r1_rule The HP FlexFabric Switch must prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations.

Vulnerability discussion

Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. To meet password policy requirements, passwords need to be changed at specific policy-based intervals. If the HP FlexFabric Switch allows the user to consecutively reuse their password when that password has exceeded its defined lifetime, the end result is a password that is not changed as per policy requirements.

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Determine if the HP FlexFabric Switch prohibits password reuse for a minimum of five generations. [HP] display password-control Global password control configurations: Password control: Enabled Password aging: Enabled (90 days) Password length: Enabled (10 characters) Password composition: Enabled (1 types, 1 characters per type) Password history: Enabled (max history records: 4) If the HP FlexFabric Switch or its associated authentication server does not prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch server to prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations. [HP] password-control enable [HP] password-control history 5

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