Mainframe Product Security Requirements Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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SRG-APP-000167
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SRG-APP-000168
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The Mainframe Product must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one numeric character be used.
Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resistin...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000169
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SRG-APP-000170
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The Mainframe Product must require the change of at least eight of the total number of characters when passwords are changed.
If the application allows the user to consecutively reuse extensive portions of passwords, this increases the chances of password compromise by increasing the window of opportunity for attempts at ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000171
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The Mainframe Product must store only cryptographically protected passwords.
Passwords need to be protected at all times and encryption is the standard method for protecting passwords. If passwords are not encrypted, they can be plainly read (i.e., clear text) and easily co...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000172
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SRG-APP-000173
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SRG-APP-000174
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SRG-APP-000175
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SRG-APP-000176
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The Mainframe Product, when using PKI-based authentication, must enforce authorized access to the corresponding private key.
If the private key is discovered, an attacker can use the key to authenticate as an authorized user and gain access to the network infrastructure. The cornerstone of the PKI is the private key use...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000177
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The Mainframe Product must map the authenticated identity to the individual user or group account for PKI-based authentication.
Without mapping the certificate used to authenticate to the user account, the ability to determine the identity of the individual user or group will not be available for forensic analysis.Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-APP-000178
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SRG-APP-000179
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SRG-APP-000180
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The Mainframe Product must uniquely identify and authenticate non-organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of non-organizational users).
Lack of authentication and identification enables non-organizational users to gain access to the application or possibly other information systems and provides an opportunity for intruders to compr...Rule Medium Severity
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