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IBM z/OS ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to require a 60-day maximum password lifetime restriction.

    <VulnDiscussion>Any password, no matter how complex, can eventually be cracked. Therefore, passwords need to be changed periodically. If the ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000075-GPOS-00043

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to require 24 hours/one day as the minimum password lifetime.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Enforcing a minimum password lifetime helps to prevent repeated password changes to defeat the password reuse or history enfo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000077-GPOS-00045

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • ACF2 PSWD GSO record value must be set to prohibit password reuse for a minimum of five generations or more.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000079-GPOS-00047

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • ACF2 TSOTWX GSO record values must be set to obliterate the logon password on TWX devices.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To prevent the compromise of authentication information, such as passwords during the authentication process, the feedback fr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000079-GPOS-00047

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • ACF2 TSOCRT GSO record values must be set to obliterate the logon to ASCII CRT devices.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;To prevent the compromise of authentication information, such as passwords during the authentication process, the feedback fr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000079-GPOS-00047

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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