The Ivanti Policy Secure must enforce password complexity by requiring least one uppercase and at least one lowercase character be used.

Using complex passwords 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.

Multifactor authentication (MFA) is required for all administrative and user accounts on network devices, except for an account of last resort and (where applicable) a root account. Passwords should only be used when MFA using PKI is not available, and for the account of last resort and root account.

Satisfies: SRG-APP-000166-NDM-000254, SRG-APP-000167-NDM-000255

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

If "Password must have mix of UPPERCASE and lowercase letters" is not checked or "Password must have at least __ letters" is not set to "1" or more, this is a finding.

1. In the Web UI, navigate to Authentication >> Auth Servers >> Administrators. 2. Select "Password must have at least __ letters". 3. In the box enter "1" or more. 4. Check the box for "Password must have mix of UPPERCASE and lowercase letters". 5. Click "Save Changes".