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V-256327CAT II — Medium severitySV-256327r961011_rule

The vCenter Server passwords must contain at least one uppercase character.

Rule version VCSA-70-000071 · STIG v1 · 2026-08-31

Discussion

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.

Check

From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Single Sign On >> Configuration >> Local Accounts >> Password Policy.

Set the following password requirement with at least the stated value:

Upper-case Characters: At least 1

If this password complexity policy is not configured as stated, this is a finding.

Fix

From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Single Sign On >> Configuration >> Local Accounts >> Password Policy.

Click "Edit".

Set "Upper-case Characters" to at least "1" and click "Save".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-256327
Group title
SRG-APP-000166
Rule ID
SV-256327r961011_rule
Check ID
C-60002r885590_chk
Fix ID
F-59945r885591_fix