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

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-258915	SRG-APP-000168	VCSA-80-000073	SV-258915r1015928_rule	2025-06-09	2

Description
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.

Description

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.

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

✔️ Fix
From the vSphere Client, go to Administration >> Single Sign On >> Configuration >> Local Accounts >> Password Policy. Click "Edit". Set "numeric characters" to at least "1" and click "Save".