VCWN-06-000043 - Passwords must contain at least one special character.

Information

To enforce the use of complex passwords, minimum numbers of characters of different classes are mandated. The use of complex passwords reduces the ability of attackers to successfully obtain valid passwords using guessing or exhaustive search techniques. Complexity requirements increase the password search space by requiring users to construct passwords from a larger character set than they may otherwise use.

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

Solution

From the vSphere Web Client go to Administration >> Single Sign-On >> Configuration >> Policies >> Password Policy. Click Edit. Set Special Characters to at least 1 and click OK.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_VMware_vSphere_6-0_vCenter_Server_for_Windows_V1R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-5(1)(a), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001619, Group-ID|V-64023, Rule-ID|SV-78513r1_rule, STIG-ID|VCWN-06-000043, Vuln-ID|V-64023

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: 6593dda7e70e441bc20445781233ed9a453afa6fb4cb485aa9a4c8e1cd4c03c4