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1.11 VCSA-80-000071

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-258913RULE ID: SV-258913r1015926

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.

NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

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".

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23621

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-5(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000192, CCI|CCI-004066, Rule-ID|SV-258913r1015926_rule, STIG-ID|VCSA-80-000071, Vuln-ID|V-258913

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: 2635186f09bc85464425d26b4f6d8f3232b18f3c9231928ef704507e78572ea4