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GOOG-16-006000 - Google Android 16 must be configured to enforce a minimum password length of six characters.

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Information

Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing and brute force attacks. The ability to crack a password is a function of how many attempts an adversary is permitted, how quickly an adversary can perform each attempt, and the size of the password space. The longer the minimum length of the password, the larger the password space. Having a too-short minimum password length significantly reduces password strength, increasing the chance of password compromise and resulting in device and data compromise.

SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #1

Solution

Configure the Google Android 16 device to enforce a minimum password length of six characters.

On the EMM console:

COBO:

1. Open 'Lock screen' settings.
2. Open 'Password constraints'.
3. Open 'Minimum password quality'.
4. Choose Numeric Complex, Alphabetic, Alphanumeric, or Complex.
5. Open 'Minimum password length'.
6. Enter in the number of characters as '6'.

COPE:

1. Open 'Lock screen' settings.
2. Open 'Password constraints'.
3. Select 'Personal Profile'.
4. Open 'Minimum password quality'.
5. Choose Numeric Complex, Alphabetic, Alphanumeric, or Complex.
6. Open 'Minimum password length'.
7. Enter in the number of characters as '6'.

Configuration API: setPasswordMinimumLength

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Google_Android_16_Y26M04_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-004066, Rule-ID|SV-276749r1140039_rule, STIG-ID|GOOG-16-006000, Vuln-ID|V-276749

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: 502f6453a227a531b00b00824dca1204ac26b5abc5d1a35d333a969f31605b61