CCE-90336-9| Platform: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10 | Date: (C)2015-06-23 (M)2023-07-04 |
Set Minimum Password Length to 15 Characters
The minimum password length must be set to 15 characters. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password length is one factor of several that helps to determine strength and how long it takes to crack a password. The use of more characters in a password helps to exponentially increase the time and/or resources required to compromise the password.
Parameter:
[Number_of_Characters]
Technical Mechanism:
To check the currently applied policies for password and accounts, use the following command:
sudo system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | grep minLength
The parameter minLength should be '15'. If it is less than '15', this is a finding.
| CCSS Severity: | CCSS Metrics: |
| CCSS Score : 8.1 | Attack Vector: NETWORK |
| Exploit Score: 2.2 | Attack Complexity: HIGH |
| Impact Score: 5.9 | Privileges Required: NONE |
| Severity: HIGH | User Interaction: NONE |
| Vector: AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Scope: UNCHANGED |
| | Confidentiality: HIGH |
| | Integrity: HIGH |
| | Availability: HIGH |
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References: | Resource Id | Reference |
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| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:25108 |
