1.3.6 Ensure 'Minimum Special Characters' is greater than or equal to 1

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Information

This checks all new passwords to ensure that they contain at least one non-alphabetic character (for example, !, $, #, %).

Rationale:

This is one of several settings that, when taken together, ensure that passwords are sufficiently complex as to thwart brute force and dictionary attacks.

Solution

Navigate to Device > Setup > Management > Minimum Password Complexity
Set Minimum Special Characters to greater than or equal to 1

Default Value:

Not enabled.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/3750