{"id":1197,"date":"2024-07-17T17:10:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T17:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/?page_id=1197"},"modified":"2024-09-06T21:00:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T21:00:59","slug":"ia-51-authenticator-management-password-based-authentication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/security-controls-catalog\/identification-and-authentication-ia\/ia-51-authenticator-management-password-based-authentication\/","title":{"rendered":"IA-5(1): Authenticator Management \u2013 Password Based Authentication"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">IA-5(1): Authenticator Management \u2013 Password Based Authentication<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>NIST Baseline: &nbsp;<\/strong>Low&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>DIR Required By: &nbsp;<\/strong>11\/18\/2024&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Review Date: &nbsp;<\/strong>07\/10\/2024&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list its-nested-list\">\n<li>For password-based authentication:&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maintain a list of commonly-used, expected, or compromised passwords and update the list on a regular basis and when organizational passwords are suspected to have been compromised directly or indirectly;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify, when users create or update passwords, that the passwords are not found on the list of commonly-used, expected, or compromised passwords;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transmit passwords only over cryptographically-protected channels;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Store passwords using an approved salted key derivation function, preferably using a keyed hash;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Require immediate selection of a new password upon account recovery;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allow user selection of long passwords and passphrases, including spaces and all printable characters;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employ automated tools to assist the user in selecting strong password authenticators; and&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where feasible, the following password composition and complexity requirements will be implemented:&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The password must be 8 characters or more.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The password may not be reused from the previous 10 passwords.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Privileged accounts must have additional complexity.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any additional password complexity requirements as defined by the applicable Group Policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/07\/password-auth-standard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tarleton Office of Innovative Technology Services (OITS) \u2013 Password Authentication Standards<\/a>; in addition to any applicable internal procedures referencing password complexity requirements.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-text-color has-tarleton-purple-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tarleton-purple-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">References\/Additional Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2022\/07\/password-auth-standard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tarleton OITS \u2013 Password Authentication Standards<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IA-5(1): Authenticator Management \u2013 Password Based Authentication NIST Baseline: &nbsp;Low&nbsp; 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