Assessment Objective

Determine if:

• a list of commonly used, expected, or compromised passwords is maintained.
• a list of commonly used, expected, or compromised passwords is updated [Assignment: frequency].
• a list of commonly used, expected, or compromised passwords is updated when organizational passwords are suspected to have been compromised.
• passwords are verified not to be found on the list of commonly used, expected, or compromised passwords when they are created or updated by users.
• passwords are only transmitted over cryptographically protected channels.
• passwords are stored in a cryptographically protected form.
• a new password is selected upon first use after account recovery.
• the following composition and complexity rules for passwords are enforced: [Assignment: rules].

Assessment Methods

Examine

• identification and authentication policy and procedures
• password policy
• procedures for authenticator management
• system design documentation
• system configuration settings
• password configurations
• system security plan
• other relevant documents or records

Interview

• personnel with authenticator management responsibilities
• personnel with information security responsibilities
• system developers
• system administrators

Test

• mechanisms for supporting or implementing a password-based authenticator management capability

Verknüpfte Vorgänge

• NIST -

  https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/53/r5/upd1/final