AIOS-16-006600 - Apple iOS/iPadOS 16 must be configured to not allow passwords that include more than four repeating or sequential characters.

Information

Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting guessing and brute force attacks. Passwords that contain repeating or sequential characters are significantly easier to guess than those that do not contain repeating or sequential characters. Therefore, disallowing repeating or sequential characters increases password strength and decreases risk.

SFR ID: FMT_SMF_EXT.1.1 #1b

Solution

Install a configuration profile to disallow more than four sequential or repeating numbers or letters in the device unlock password.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_iOS-iPadOS_16_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-254589r959010_rule, STIG-ID|AIOS-16-006600, Vuln-ID|V-254589

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: 73b274da09faf528d87d897d47e8ff20e1e85cbd7742be04c5e61ee2c692ced8