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V-258915CAT II — Medium severitySV-258915r1015928_rule

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

Rule version VCSA-80-000073 · 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, 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 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".

Identifiers

Group ID
V-258915
Group title
SRG-APP-000168
Rule ID
SV-258915r1015928_rule
Check ID
C-62655r934401_chk
Fix ID
F-62564r934402_fix