Numeric Character in PasswordsID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:71682 | Date: (C)2021-05-09 (M)2023-07-04 |
Class: COMPLIANCE | Family: macos |
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, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.