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V-258913CAT II — Medium severitySV-258913r1015926_rule

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

Rule version VCSA-80-000071 · STIG v2 · 2026-09-10

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.

View the value of the "Character requirements" setting.

Character requirements: At least 1 uppercase characters

If the password policy is not configured with "Character requirements" policy requiring "1" or more uppercase characters, this is a finding.

Fix

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

Click "Edit".

Set "uppercase characters" to at least "1" and click "Save".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-258913
Group title
SRG-APP-000166
Rule ID
SV-258913r1015926_rule
Check ID
C-62653r934395_chk
Fix ID
F-62562r934396_fix