The Jamf Pro EMM local accounts password must be configured with length of 15 characters.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-241804 | PP-MDM-991000 | JAMF-10-100700 | SV-241804r1015736_rule | 2024-08-27 | 3 |
Description
The shorter the password, the lower the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.
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.
SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1(2)b. / IA-5 (1) (a)
Satisfies: SRG-APP-000164
ℹ️ Check
To verify the length of the local accounts password, do the following:
1. Open the Jamf Pro EMM console.
2. Click "Settings".
3. Click "System Settings".
4. Click "Jamf Pro System User Accounts & Groups".
5. Click "Password Policy".
6. Verify "Minimum Password Length" is set to "15".
If the "Minimum Password Length" is not set to "15", this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
To configure the length of the local accounts password, do the following:
1. Open the Jamf Pro EMM console.
2. Click "Settings".
3. Click "System Settings".
4. Click "Jamf Pro System User Accounts & Groups".
5. Click "Password Policy".
6. Click "Edit".
7. Set "Minimum Password Length" to "15".