OWASPASVS 5.0 requirement

ASVS-V6.5.4 Lookup secrets and out-of-band authentication codes have a minimum of 20 bits of entropy (typically 4 random alphanumeric characters or 6…

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Standard
OWASP ASVS 5.0
Chapter
V6 Authentication
Section
V6.5 General Multi-factor authentication requirements
Level
L2 (requirement applies from this verification level up)

Requirement

Verify that lookup secrets and out-of-band authentication codes have a minimum of 20 bits of entropy (typically 4 random alphanumeric characters or 6 random digits is sufficient).