Rule version IMIC-11-005000 · STIG v3 · 2024-07-30
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks.
Password complexity is one factor of several that determine how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password is, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.
Satisfies: FMT_SMF.1(2)b Reference: PP-MDM-431020
Verify the local user account uses at least one uppercase character:
1. Log in to the Core console. 2. Security >> Password Policy. 3. Verify "Upper Case" is checked.
If "Upper Case" is not checked, this is a finding.
Configure a password with at least one uppercase character:
1. Log in to the Core console. 2. Security >> Password Policy. 3. Check "Upper Case".