Ensure 'Password Profiles' do not exist

HighLevel 1Automatedpaloalto

Description

Password profiles that are weaker than the recommended minimum password complexity settings must not exist. FAILs if any mgt-config password-profile exists (profiles override the global complexity settings). Audited against the PAN-OS running configuration in set format: run 'set cli config-output-format set', then 'configure' and 'show' (or 'show config running') and save the full output.

How it is checked

Audit method: Configuration pattern

Pattern: (?m)^set mgt-config password-profile \S

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

configure delete mgt-config password-profile <profile> commit # CIS guidance: Navigate to Device > Password Profiles. Ensure Password Profiles weaker than the recommended minimum password complexity settings do not exist.

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: paloaltoauthentication
Reference: CIS Palo Alto Firewall 11 Benchmark v1.2.0 - 1.3.10 Ensure 'Password Profiles' do not exist

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

shell

tmaegis scan --target paloalto