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V-258614CAT II — Medium severitySV-258614r997510_rule

The ICS must be configured to enforce a minimum 15-character password length.

Rule version IVCS-NM-000440 · STIG v2 · 2025-09-09

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.

Check

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

If the minimum length is not 15 characters, this is a finding.

Fix

In the ICS Web UI, navigate to Authentication >> Auth Servers >> Administrators. 1. For minimum length, type "15". 2. Click "Save Changes".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-258614
Group title
SRG-APP-000164-NDM-000252
Rule ID
SV-258614r997510_rule
Check ID
C-62354r930528_chk
Fix ID
F-62263r930529_fix