STIGUI
V-206467CAT II — Medium severitySV-206467r981728_rule

The Central Log Server must be configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Rule version SRG-APP-000164-AU-002480 · STIG v3 · 2026-09-01

Discussion

The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.

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.

Check

Examine the configuration.

Verify the Central Log Server is configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

If the Central Log Server is not configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the Central Log Server to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-206467
Group title
SRG-APP-000164
Rule ID
SV-206467r981728_rule
Check ID
C-6727r285645_chk
Fix ID
F-6727r285646_fix