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

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.

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 (180 days) Password length: Enabled (15 characters) Password composition: Enabled (1 types, 1 characters per type) Password history: Enabled (max history records: 4)

If the HP FlexFabric Switch does not have password control enabled and does not prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations, this is a finding.

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