KNOX-07-000200 - The Samsung must be configured to not allow passwords with more than two repeating or sequential characters - 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

Configure the Samsung Android 7 with Knox to prevent passwords from containing more than two repeating or sequential characters.

On the MDM console, do the following:
1. Set the "Maximum Sequential Characters" value to "2" in the "Android Password Restrictions" rule.
2. Set the "Maximum Sequential Numbers" value to "2" in the "Android Password Restrictions" rule.

See Also

https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_Samsung_Android_OS_7_with_Knox_2-x_V1R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-91213r1_rule, STIG-ID|KNOX-07-000200, Vuln-ID|V-76517

Plugin: MDM

Control ID: d5bab75a121e5d1ddd6d426d8e97e696634d70f3680f2beb1d38a66ff6b75533