CounterACT must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

From ForeScout CounterACT NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000205

SV-90891r1_rule CounterACT must enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Vulnerability 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 need to be tested before the password is compromised. Use of more characters in a password helps to exponentially increase the time and/or resources required to compromise the password.

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Determine if the network device enforces a minimum 15-character password length. This requirement may be verified by demonstration or configuration review. 1. Log on to the CounterACT Administrator UI. 2. From the menu, select Tools >> Options >> User Console and Options >> Password and Login. 3. Verify the "minimum length" is configured for "15". If CounterACT does not enforce a minimum 15-character password length, this is a finding.

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1. Log on to the CounterACT Administrator UI. 2. From the menu, select Tools >> Options >> User Console and Options >> Password and Login. 3. Configure the "minimum length" for "15". 4. Verify additional complexity requirements are also met.

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