STIGUI
V-284526CAT II — Medium severitySV-284526r1244932_rule

The Ivanti Policy Secure must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.

Rule version IVPS-NM-000032 · STIG v1 · 2026-07-09

Discussion

Using 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, 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.

Check

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

If the value for the setting for "Password must have at least __ digits" is not "1" or more, this is a finding.

Fix

1. In the Web UI, navigate to Authentication >> Auth Servers >> Administrators. 2. Check the box for "Password must have at least __ digits". 3. In the box, enter "1". 4. Click "Save Changes".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-284526
Group title
SRG-APP-000168-NDM-000256
Rule ID
SV-284526r1244932_rule
Check ID
C-89091r1244209_chk
Fix ID
F-88996r1244210_fix