Set Minimum Password Length to 15 CharactersID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:94853 | Date: (C)2023-11-27 (M)2023-11-28 |
Class: COMPLIANCE | Family: macos |
The operating system must enforce a minimum 15-character password length. 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.