IA-6 Authenticator Feedback
Initial Implementation: 10/1/2022
Last Review: 12/12/2024
Last Review: 12/12/2024
Statement
The West Texas A&M University information system obscures feedback of authentication information during the authentication process to protect the information from possible exploitation/use by unauthorized individuals.
Applicability
This Control applies to all West Texas A&M network information resources. The intended audience for this Control includes all information resource owners, custodians, and users of information resources.
Implementation
Information resource owners or custodians should ensure measures are in place to obscure feedback of authentication information by enacting at least the following:
- Passwords are masked upon keyed entry
- Failed login boxes do not indicate which part of the username/password combination is incorrect.