Passwords with random salt
Summary
Salt values in passwords must be random and have a minimum length of 48 bits.
Description
By being random and having a minimum length of 48 bits the salt complexity is strong enough to mitigate the risk of a successful attack over the user's password.
Supported In
This requirement is verified in following services
| Plan | Supported |
|---|---|
| Essential | 🟢 |
| Advanced | 🟢 |
References
- CWE™-522. Insufficiently protected credentials
- CWE™-759. Use of a one-way hash without a salt
- CWE™-760. Use of a one-way hash with a predictable salt
- CWE™-916. Use of password hash with insufficient computational effort
- CWE™-1391. Use of Weak Credentials
- NIST 800-63B-5_1_1_2. Memorized secret verifiers
- ISA/IEC 62443-CR-1_7. Strength of password-based authentication
- ISSAF-D_8. Network security - Password security testing (countermeasures)
- ISSAF-Q_16_10. Host security - Windows security (SMB attacks)
- OWASP SCP-3. Authentication and password management
- NIST 800-171-5_10. Store and transmit only cryptographically-protected passwords
- OWASP ASVS-2_4_2. Credential storage
- OWASP ASVS-2_4_5. Credential storage
- CASA-2_4_5. Credential Storage
Vulnerabilities
- 020.Non-encrypted confidential information
- 051.Cracked weak credentials
- 095.Data uniqueness not properly verified
- 099.Non-encrypted confidential information - S3 Server Side Encryption
- 245.Non-encrypted confidential information - Credit Cards
- 246.Non-encrypted confidential information - DB
- 247.Non-encrypted confidential information - AWS
- 248.Non-encrypted confidential information - LDAP
- 249.Non-encrypted confidential information - Credentials
- 251.Non-encrypted confidential information - JFROG
- 275.Non-encrypted confidential information - Local data
- 284.Non-encrypted confidential information - Base 64
- 378.Non-encrypted confidential information - Hexadecimal
- 385.Non-encrypted confidential information - Keys
- 386.Cross-Site Leak - Frame Counting
- 441.Non-encrypted confidential information - Azure
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