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V-256328CAT II — Medium severitySV-256328r961014_rule

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

Rule version VCSA-70-000072 · 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, 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:

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

Identifiers

Group ID
V-256328
Group title
SRG-APP-000167
Rule ID
SV-256328r961014_rule
Check ID
C-60003r885593_chk
Fix ID
F-59946r885594_fix